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Author McIlwain, Charlton D., 1971- author.

Title Black software : the internet and racial justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter / Charlton D. McIlwain.

Published New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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 McFarlin Books  P94.5.A37 M35 2020     AVAILABLE
Descript xi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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.
Subject African Americans -- Communication.
African Americans and mass media.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Internet -- Political aspects -- United States.
Social justice -- United States.
Racism -- United States.
African Americans and mass media. (OCoLC)fst00799719
African Americans -- Communication. (OCoLC)fst00799590
African Americans -- Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst00799659
Internet -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00977197
Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
Social justice. (OCoLC)fst01122603
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9780190863845 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0190863846 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780190863852 (electronic book)
9780190863869 (electronic publication)