| Description |
xii, 264 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the relevance of Black political organizations in the post-Civil Rights era / Ollie A. Johnson III and Karin L. Stanford -- Will the circle be unbroken? The political involvement of Black churches since the 1960s / Allison Calhoun-Brown -- The NAACP in the twenty-first century / Robert C. Smith -- The National Urban League: reinventing service for the twenty-first century / Jennifer A. Wade and Brian N. Williams -- A layin' on of hands: Black women's community work / Erika L. Gordon -- From protest to Black conservatism: the demise of the Congress of Racial Equality / Charles E. Jones -- "You're not ready for Farrakhan": the Nation of Islam and the struggle for Black political leadership, 1984-2000 / Claude A. Clegg III -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference: beyond the Civil Rights Movement / F. Carl Walton -- Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition: institutionalizing economic opportunity / Karin L. Stanford -- "We refused to lay down our spears": the persistence of welfare rights activism, 1966-1996 / Todd C. Shaw -- Black political leadership in the Post-Civil Rights era / Akwasi B. Assensoh and Yvette Alex-Assensoh -- Where do we go from here? Facing the challenges of the post-Civil Rights era / Valerie C. Johnson. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Societies, etc.
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African Americans -- Societies, etc. |
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African American leadership.
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African American leadership. |
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African American political activists.
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African American political activists. |
| Added Author |
Johnson, Ollie A., 1962-
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Stanford, Karin L., 1961-
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| ISBN |
0813531403 paperback alkaline paper |
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081353139X alkaline paper |
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