Subordination or empowerment? : African-American leadership and the struggle for urban political power / Richard A. Keiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keiser, Richard A., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--United States--Case studies.

Political participation.

African American leadership.

Community power--United States--Case studies.

Community power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 244 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through case studies of the cities of Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia and Atlanta in the USA, the author of this text explores why Black people have won political empowerment in some areas and not others. He asserts that competition among white factions creates opportunities for Black leaders.

Contents:

Contents; One: Electoral Competition and the Emergence of Political Leadership; Two: Black Political Subordination in Chicago; Three: Political Monopoly and the Maintenance of Black Subordination in Gary; Four: Not Quite Brotherly Love: Electoral Competition and the Institutionalization of Biracial Political Cooperation in Philadelphia; Five: Political Competition and Black Empowerment in Atlanta, 1946-1992; Six: Subordination or Empowerment?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773404-9

1-280-52622-X

0-19-536049-4

1-4294-1538-X

OCLC:

476012457