The rhetoric of black mayors : in their own words / Deborah F. Atwater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atwater, Deborah F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Social conditions.

Black people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities. Atwater discusses and analyzes the process of creating coalitions by each mayor by dealing with the news coverage of the mayors by both the black and mainstream press and including interviews.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One; Wilson Goode: Mayor as Technocrat and Pioneer, Philadelphia, PA; Chapter Two; James Sills, Jr.: Mayor as Educator, Wilmington, DE; Chapter Three; Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly: African American Woman Reformer, Mayor, Washington, DC; Chapter Four; Aaron Thompson: Mayor as Caretaker, Camden, NJ; Chapter Five; Marvin Wilson: Mayor as Purveyor of Hope, Glenarden, MD; Chapter Six; Kwame Malik Kilpatrick: Mayor as Rising Star/Fallen Angel, Detroit, MI; Chapter Seven; Conclusion; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

0-7618-9095-5

1-283-03092-6

9786613030924

0-7618-5077-5

OCLC:

707068968