Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis / Sharon D. Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Sharon D.

Series:

Garland studies on race and politics.

Garland studies on race and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis.

African Americans.

Memphis (Tenn.)--Politics and government--19th century.

Memphis (Tenn.).

Memphis (Tenn.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations.

Memphis (Tenn.)--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xviii, 218 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the most comprehensive case study of the city's political scene written to date. The text primarily shows that white racism is not the only obstacle to black political development.

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgments

Foreword

List of tables

List of illustrations

ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics

ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction

ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis

ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis

ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87

ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization

ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis

ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis

Bibliography

About the author

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-57996-2

1-135-57997-0

9786610071227

1-138-98440-X

1-280-07122-2

0-203-90503-2

9780203905036

OCLC:

475891097