| Description |
xi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index. |
| Contents |
The great equalizer -- The tech school route -- The Roxbury Shake -- The vanguard -- Black software comes to Cambridge -- The electronic village needs an organizer -- Want ad for a revolution -- The battle for black cyberspace -- 100 years black: a cautionary tale -- Taking it to the streets -- Collision course -- The revolution, brought to you by IBM -- The committeemen -- What happened at the homestead -- Kansas City burning -- The man's best friend -- Digital technology: our past is prologue. |
| Summary |
"Black Software, for the first time, chronicles the long relationship between African Americans, computing technology, and the Internet. Through new archival sources and the voices of many of those who lived and made this history, this book centralizes African Americans' role in the Internet's creation and evolution, illuminating both the limits and possibilities for using digital technology to push for racial justice in the United States and across the globe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
52 |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Communication.
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African Americans and mass media.
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African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Internet -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Social justice -- United States.
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Racism -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780190863845 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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0190863846 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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