Whose Black politics?, cases in post-racial Black leadership, edited by Andra Gillespie
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Whose Black politics?, cases in post-racial Black leadership, edited by Andra Gillespie
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Whose Black politics?
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
edited by Andra Gillespie
Sub title
cases in post-racial Black leadership
Summary
This volume uses multiple case studies to probe the implications of the emergence of a vanguard of black leaders for the future of African American politics., The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new vanguard in African American political leaders. They came of age after Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, they were raised in integrated neighborhoods and educated in majority white institutions, and they are more likely to embrace deracialized campaign and governance strategies. Members of this new cohort, such as Cory Booker, Artur Davis, and Barack Obama, have often publicly clashed with their elders, either in campaigns or over points of policy. And because this generation did not experience codified racism, critics question whether these leaders will even serve the interests of African Americans once in office. With these pressing concerns in mind, this volume uses multiple case studies to probe the implications of the emergence of these new leaders for the future of African American politics. Editor Andra Gillespie establishes a new theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. She sheds new light on the changing dynamics not only of Black politics but of the current American political scene
Target audience
specialized
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- Ethnic studies
- African Americans + Race identity -- Case studies
- Elections & referenda
- Politics and Government
- Society & culture: general
- African Americans + Politics and government -- Case studies
- African Americans + History -- 1964-
- African American politicians + Attitudes
- Central / national / federal government policies
- African American politicians -- Case studies
- Post-racialism -- United States -- Case studies
- Politics & government
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- Case studies
- African American leadership -- Case studies
- Political leaders & leadership
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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- Contributor1
- Subject16
- Ethnic studies
- African Americans + Race identity -- Case studies
- Elections & referenda
- Politics and Government
- Society & culture: general
- African Americans + Politics and government -- Case studies
- African Americans + History -- 1964-
- African American politicians + Attitudes
- Central / national / federal government policies
- African American politicians -- Case studies
- Post-racialism -- United States -- Case studies
- Politics & government
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- Case studies
- African American leadership -- Case studies
- Political leaders & leadership
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Other version1