Native and Black Americans’ Resistance for Human Right in Setting Bull His Life and Legacy (2009) By Ernie la Pointe and Martin Luther King the Inconvenient Hero (1996) By Vincent Harding.
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2024
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Université Mouloud Mammeri Tuzi Ouzou
Abstract
This dissertation presents a postcolonial comparative study of Native American and Black American resistance for human rights, as portrayed in Ernie LaPointe’s Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy (2009)and Vincent Harding’s Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero (1996). These biographies explore the lives of Sitting Bull and Martin Luther King Jr., two influential figures who led powerful movements against white supremacy, each through distinct strategies. The analysis draws on Frantz Fanon’s theory of revolutionary resistance (The Wretched of the Earth, 1961) and Edward Said’s theory of intellectual resistance (Orientalism, 1978; Culture and Imperialism, 1993) to better understand these struggles. Using a comparative thematic and analytic approach, the study examines how Native Americans in the 19th century, under Sitting Bull’s leadership, resorted to violent resistance to protect their sovereignty, land, and cultural identity. In contrast, Black Americans in the 20th century, guided by Martin Luther King Jr., adopted nonviolent resistance to demand civil rights and achieve integration. Although their methods are opposed, both movements were rooted in a shared pursuit of justice, freedom, and human dignity. Sitting Bull’s defiance reflects Fanon’s vision of reclaiming identity through force, while King’s peaceful struggle aligns with Said’s intellectual and moral opposition to oppression. While Native Americans fought for autonomy, Black Americans succeeded in gaining legal equality and greater inclusion in American society. Together, their efforts marked crucial chapters in the ongoing fight for human rights in the United States.
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71p. ; (+CD-Rom)
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Postcolonial, Biography, Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Revolutionary Resistance, Intellectual Resistance, White Supremacy, Native American Armed Resistance, Black American Nonviolent Resistance
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General and Comparative Literature