ity ▁is ▁considered ▁cool , ▁while ▁being ▁civil ized ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁' act ing ▁white ' ." ▁ ▁S ow ell ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁white ▁liberal ▁Americans ▁have ▁perpet u ated ▁this ▁" counter product ive ▁and ▁self - dest ruct ive ▁l ifest yle " ▁among ▁black ▁Americans ▁living ▁in ▁urban ▁gh ett os ▁through ▁" the ▁w elf are ▁state , ▁and ▁look - the - other - way ▁polic ing , ▁and ▁sm iling ▁at ▁' gang sta ▁rap ' ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁African - American ▁newsp apers ▁ ▁Civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 8 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 5 4 ) ▁ ▁Civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Comm emor ations ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Ban ne ker ▁ ▁C ool ▁( a est h etic ) ▁§ ▁African ▁Americans ▁ ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Histor ically ▁black ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁ ▁Im aging ▁Black ness ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Ban ne ker ▁ ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History ▁and ▁Culture ▁Archives ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁Music ▁and ▁Culture ▁Culture ▁of ▁Africa ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Hamilton , ▁Mary b eth : ▁In ▁Search ▁of ▁the ▁Blues . ▁ ▁William ▁Ferr is ; ▁Give ▁My ▁Po or ▁Heart ▁E ase : ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Blues ▁ ▁– ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Press ; ▁( 2 0 0