Rethinking the Red Power Movement - Paperback

by Sam Hitchmough (Author), Kyle T. Mays (Author)

This book examines Red Power ideology with a focus on its many forms of solidarity with African Americans, the role of gender in shaping the movement, its international expansion, and its current meaning in contemporary activism.

Author Biography

Sam Hitchmough is an Associate Professor of Modern U.S. History at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a scholar of Indigenous history, particularly activism since 1944, as well as being interested in memory, national narratives, counter-narratives, and popular culture.

Kyle T. Mays (Saginaw Chippewa) is an Associate Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a scholar of Afro-Indigenous history, urban studies, and contemporary popular culture. He is the author of City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, and the Creation of Modern Detroit (2022).