Black political organizations in the post-civil rights era / edited by Ollie A. Johnson III and Karin L. Stanford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Ollie A., 1962-

Stanford, Karin L., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Societies, etc.

African American leadership.

African American political activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We know a great deal about civil rights organizations during the 1960's, but relatively little about black political organizations since that decade. Questions of focus, accountability, structure, and relevance have surrounded these groups since the modern Civil Rights Movement ended in 1968. Political scientists Ollie A. Johnson III and Karin L. Stanford have assembled a group of scholars who examine the leadership, membership, structure, goals, ideology, activities, accountability, and impact of contemporary black political organizations and their leaders. Questions considered are: How have these organizations adapted to the changing sociopolitical and economic environment? What ideological shifts, if any, have occurred within each one? What issues are considered important to black political groups and what strategies are used to implement their agendas? The contributors also investigate how these organizations have adapted to changes within the black community and American society as a whole. Organizations covered include well-known ones such as the NAACP, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Urban League, and the Congress of Racial Equality, as well as organizations such as the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. Religious groups, including black churches and the Nation of Islam, are also considered.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Relevance of Black Political Organizations in the Post–Civil Rights Era

One. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? The Political Involvement of Black Churches since the 1960's

Two. The NAACP in the Twenty-first Century

Three. The National Urban League: Reinventing Service for the Twenty-first Century

Four. A Layin’ On of Hands: Black Women’s Community Work

Five. From Protest to Black Conservatism: The Demise of the Congress of Racial Equality

Six. “You’re Not Ready for Farrakhan”: The Nation of Islam and the Struggle for Black Political Leadership, 1984–2000

Seven. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference: Beyond the Civil Rights Movement

Eight. Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition: Institutionalizing Economic Opportunity

Nine. “We Refused to Lay Down Our Spears”: The Persistence of Welfare Rights Activism, 1966–1996

Ten. Black Political Leadership in the Post–Civil Rights Era

Eleven. Where Do We Go from Here? Facing the Challenges of the Post–Civil Rights Era

Notes

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-59195-2

9786613904409

0-8135-4701-6

0-8135-3490-9

OCLC:

609837375