Economic programs fail without appealing to Black popular nationalism

Evidence

It seems not to have occurred to Du Bois that any thorough economic reorganization of Negro existence imposed from above, will not be supported by the popular masses unless an appeal is made to their nationalism.” — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 2197

Categorization

• QUESTION: Cruse’s criticism of Du Bois implies a general principle — that imposed economic reorganization requires nationalist appeal — which is worth holding against other radical projects.