The New Black Politics: The Search for Political Power - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582285542 ISBN 13: 9780582285545

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group, 1987

Synopsis

This powerful collection of original essays focuses on the political progress made by American blacks over the past 15 years. It describes the growth in the number of black elected officials and considers the impact of the black vote in states and in the nation, recording its importance-and its limitations. A cogent overview of a strong new political force, The New Black Politics explains why blacks still have little success electing members of congress from the South, offers insights on the changes and implications in the Voting Rights Act, and gives an up-to-date account and analysis of the successes and failures of black mayors in several large American cities. In the second edition, most of the articles are new; others have been extensively revised. featured are pieces on Jesse Jackson's campaign for the Democratic presidential nominatin in 2984; the latest attempt to elect a black congressman from Mississippi; why Tom Bradley lost the 1982 guber-natorial election in California; and the Election of Mayor Wilson Goode in Philadelphia-with an in-depth analysis of his handling of the move crisis of 1985.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0582285542
• ISBN 13: 9780582285545
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 293