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African Americans and political participation : a reference handbook / Minion K.C. Morrison, editor ; foreword by Bennie Gordon Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Political participation in America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
- Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2003]
- Summary:
- -Provides an accessible foundation for understanding African American political traditions and ideologies- Features case studies on important figures such as Nat Turner and Jesse Jackson, events like the Montgomery Bus boycott, and institutions such as the AME church- Points the way to further reading through references and bibliography
- Contents:
- The Differential Status of African Americans: The Long Shadow of Enslavement and the Continuity of Resistance 2
- The Study of African American Politics 3
- Who Are the African Americans? 7
- African American Demographic Resources and the Political Process 13
- Political Processes: The Slavery Era to the Present 34
- Post-Depression Political Realignment: The New Democratic Coalition 49
- 2 Protest Politics / Hanes Walton Jr. 63
- Political Science and African American Protest 64
- An Alternative Model: Resource Mobilization 69
- African American Protests: Colonial, Slavery, and Abolition Periods 71
- Political Protest: National Organizations and Abolition 81
- The Source of Race Leadership: Protest Spokespeople 86
- The Institutional Church: Leadership, Protest, and Lobbying 89
- Legalism as a Protest and Lobbying Technique 91
- The Rise of Protest Demonstrations, Boycotts, and Political Violence 95
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A Case Study 106
- The Rebirth of the Clientage Leader: The Post-Civil Rights Era 109
- 3 Civil Rights Organizations and Movements / Lawrence J. Hanks 117
- African American Organizations in the Context of U.S. Interest Groups 119
- The African American Church and Religious Leadership 123
- Richard Allen and the AME Church: A Case Study 128
- The Back to Africa Movement 133
- Marcus Garvey: A Case Study of a Back to Africa Movement 139
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 145
- The National Urban League 151
- The Nation of Islam (Black Muslims in America) 156
- The Million Man March: A Case Study 161
- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference 163
- The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 168
- 4 Participation in Electoral Politics / Byron D'Andra Orey, Reginald Vance 183
- Some Determinants of Political Behavior 184
- African American Public Opinion and Partisan Identification 187
- Racially Polarized Voting: An Outcome of Racial Exclusion and In-Group Processes 189
- Political Behavior in the Colonial and Slavery Periods 191
- Black Third-Party Efforts: A Case Study 194
- Political Participation during Reconstruction 196
- The Republican Party Identification: The Legacy of Lincoln 197
- Reconstruction in South Carolina: Black over White
- A Case Study 200
- The Collapse of Reconstruction and Continued Republican Identification 203
- African American Migration and the Emergence of the New Deal Democratic Coalition 205
- The Democratic Party: Post-New Deal Coalition 207
- The African American Democratic Bloc in National Politics 210
- The African American Presidential Vote, 1952-2000 211
- Post-Civil Rights Local Political Behavior 217
- The Black Political Party Revisited 223
- Democratic Party Conventions: Black Delegates and Black Presidential Candidates 228
- 5 African Americans in Office / Minion K. C. Morrison, Richard Middleton, IV 241
- The Meanings of Formal Office Holding 242
- Foundations of Constant Struggle for Equality: Slavery and Ambivalence in Application of the Law 244
- Formal Participation during Reconstruction 247
- Political Participation from Post-Reconstruction to the Great Migration 259
- The Great Migration and Party Realignment 265
- The Civil Rights Movement, the New Democratic Coalition, and Judicial Activism 269
- Post-Voting Rights Act Office Holding: A Census 272
- African American Political and Bureaucratic Leadership 283
- African Americans in the Federal Judiciary 293
- Electoral Leadership and the African American Agenda 297
- Jesse Jackson: A Democratic Party Contender for President 298
- 6 Conclusion: A Limited Democracy for Blacks / Minion K. C. Morrison 309.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-381) and index.
- ISBN:
- 157607837X
- OCLC:
- 52478472
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