Black dreams matter: Exploring the polyphonic realms of the Black Radical Imaginary

Objective Charles Cobb Jr. and Alex Davis are two Black American men who have never experienced the full capacity of freedom. The routine denial of their full humanity, or social equity, has counterintuitively sparked an impetus inside of them both to commit their lives to seek to dismantle oppressi...

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Published inJournal of personality Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 30 - 49
Main Author Cahill, Loren S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2023
Subjects
African Americans
Black Lives Matter
Black or African American
Black People
Black Radical Imagination
Civil Rights
Collectivism
Dreaming
Dreams
Fairness
freedom dream
Freedoms
Humans
Humiliation
Imagination
intergenerational
Male
Neoliberalism
Racism
Segregation
Slavery
Terrorism
the long movement
Black Americans
freedom dream
Black Lives Matter
Civil Rights
the long movement
Black Radical Imagination
intergenerational
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Summary:Objective Charles Cobb Jr. and Alex Davis are two Black American men who have never experienced the full capacity of freedom. The routine denial of their full humanity, or social equity, has counterintuitively sparked an impetus inside of them both to commit their lives to seek to dismantle oppressive systems. Method Through a series of oral histories with both organizers, I learned that they have been engaged with radical dreaming and imagination as a survivalist movement strategy. Results Despite the dehumanizing violence of slavery, the political humiliation of Reconstruction, the brutal segregation and state terrorism of Jim Crow, and the many Civil Rights successes and Neoliberal disappointments that have followed, Cobb and Davis have embodied a steadfast commitment to freedom, unwavering trust in their people, in some contexts, a just daring that defies current dominant reason. Conclusion I argue that by drawing through lines between the meaning‐making experiences of Charles Cobb Jr. ‘s and Alex Davis’ incredible lives we can better understand their critical consciousness and sociopolitical development have influenced their dreams of freedom, cultivated their radical imaginations, and sustained their collectivism.
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ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/jopy.12762