The rise and fall of modern Black leadership : chronicle of a twentieth century tragedy / H. Viscount "Berky" Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, H. Viscount.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American leadership--History--20th century.

African American leadership.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 384 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2003]

Summary:

The Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership examines the leaders and evolving leadership patterns from 1890 to 2000. The reader will learn how the larger society impinged on African Americans during the twentieth century and ascertain why contemporary black leaders no longer serve their race.

Contents:

Part I Consciousness of Race

Chapter 1 Late Nineteenth Century Leaders and the Prelude to Modern Leadership 3

Chapter 2 The Rising Color Line 33

Chapter 3 Progressives and the Search for Opportunity 61

Chapter 4 The 1920s: A Restructuring of Black Leadership 85

Part II Consciousness of Class

Chapter 5 The Great Depression and New Directions in Black Leadership 115

Chapter 6 World War II and the Genesis of Modern Leadership 141

Chapter 7 The 1950s: Civil Rights as a Middle Class Panacea 169

Chapter 8 The 1960s: A Decade of Contentious Leadership 195

Part III Consciousness of Self

Chapter 9 The Nixon Years and the Retrenchment of Civil Rights 225

Chapter 10 The Waning of Black Leadership 251

Chapter 11 Gatekeepers at the Door 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-362) and index.

ISBN:

0761825622

OCLC:

52079711