Books in the African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora series

Cultural idealism in various forms has become enormously influential as a framework for Black studies. In turn, Ferguson argues for the centrality of the Black working class-both men and women-to Black Studies.

Locke offers a prescient vision of the intersection of the three Americas: Latin (South) America, the Caribbean, and North America.

This book interrogates the nature and state of African American citizenship through the prism of Social Contract Theory. Challenging the United States' commitment to African American citizenship, this book explores the idea of Social Nullification, the decision to reject, revoke and re-define the social contract with a state and society.