Never Meant to Survive: Genocide and Utopias in Black Diaspora Communities

By João H. Costa Vargas

Book Overview

In Never Meant to Survive, Costa Vargas presents a historical, political, and social assessment of anti-black genocide and liberatory struggles to resist it. Through examination of two cities linked by common experiences of Blackness, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, the book identifies anti-black genocide as a prevailing force in organizing individuals and groups across society. Costa Vargas approaches his analysis of anti-black genocide in these cities through discussion of past conflicts and the work of groups like the Black Panther Party.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742541029
• ISBN13: 9780742541023
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"