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Black power in the suburbs : the myth or reality of African-American suburban political incorporation / Valerie C. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Valerie C.
- Series:
- SUNY series in African American studies
- SUNY series in African American Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Maryland--Prince George's County--Politics and government--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Maryland--Prince George's County--Social conditions--20th century.
- African Americans--Education--Maryland--Prince George's County.
- Representative government and representation--Maryland--Prince George's County--Case studies.
- Representative government and representation.
- Education and state--Maryland--Prince George's County--Case studies.
- Education and state.
- Prince George's County (Md.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Prince George's County (Md.).
- Prince George's County (Md.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Prince George's County (Md.)--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The country's largest concentration of African American suburban affluence represents a unique laboratory to study the internal factors associated with African American political ascendancy and the convergence of race and class. Black Power in the Suburbs chronicles Prince George's County, Maryland, and the twenty-three year quest by African Americans to influence educational policy and become equal partners in the county's governing coalition. Johnson challenges conventional notions of a monolithic community by addressing the manner in which class cleavages among African Americans affect their representation and policy interests in suburbia. She also documents white resistance to power sharing and the impact of school desegregation on white population trends.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1 African-American Suburban Political Incorporation 1
- 2 Prince George's County: Politics and the African-American Migration 23
- 3 Social and Economic Characteristics of Prince George's County, Maryland 45
- 4 The Quest for African-American Political Representation in Prince George's County, Maryland 59
- 5 African-American Prince Georgians: Mobilization for Key Appointments 91
- 6 African-American Prince Georgians: Policy Influence in the Education Arena 107
- 7 The Myth or Reality of African-American Suburban Political Incorporation 131
- 8 Epilogue: A Tale of Two Counties-Past and Present, Affluent and Poor 145
- Appendix A: Questonnaire for African-American Community Leaders 163
- Appendix B: Questionnaire for African-American Elected Officials 173.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791487792
- 0791487792
- 9780585491394
- 0585491399
- OCLC:
- 461428764
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