The narrative of the American Civil Rights Movement, etched into memory by the rhetoric of the March on Washington and the televised brutality of Selma, presents a story of moral clarity and linear progression. It is a tale of a unified, nonviolent crusade confronting Southern segregation, culminating in the landmark legislation of 1964 and 1965. … Continue reading The Unraveling of a Consensus: Nonviolence, Black Power, and the Battle for the Soul of a Movement