Losing Power African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics / Sekou M. Franklin and Ray Block Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Sekou M., author.

Block, Ray, Jr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voting--Tennessee.

Voting.

Race relations--Political aspects--Tennessee.

Race relations.

African Americans--Tennessee--Politics and government.

African Americans.

Tennessee--Politics and government--21st century.

Tennessee.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Losing Power investigates the complex relationship between racial polarization, black political influence, and multiracial coalitions in Tennessee in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Sekou M. Franklin and Ray Block examine the divide in values, preferences, and voting behaviors between blacks and whites, contending that this racial divide is both one of the causes and one of the consequences of black Tennesseans' recent loss of political power. Tennessee has historically been considered more politically moderate and less racially conservative than the states of the Deep South. Yet in recent years and particularly since the mid- 2000s, Republicans have cemented their influence in the state. While Franklin and Block's analysis and methodology focus on state elections, political institutions, and public policy, Franklin and Block have also developed a conceptual framework for racial politics that goes beyond voting patterns to include elite-level discourse (issue framing), intrastate geographical divisions, social movements, and pressure from interest groups"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

THE DEEP ROOTS OF POLARIZATION IN TENNESSEE

Race and Polarization

Black Politics in Tennessee from the

Antebellum Period to the Twenty-First Century

REALIGNMENT OF PARTISAN POLITICS IN TENNESSEE

Race, Electoral Realignment, and Polarization

The Legislative Behavior of

Tennessee's Black Lawmakers

RACE AND POLARIZATION IN RECENT TENNESSEE POLITICS: THE ISSUES

The Racial Politics of Tax and Spending Policies

The Rise and Fall of TennCare

Immigration and the New Tennesseans

Controversies and Conflicts over Sentencing

Policies and the Death Penalty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8203-5606-9

OCLC:

1133059809