Screen LibraryBarack Obama and African American empowerment：the rise of Black America's new leadership
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The critical black studies series |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 269 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780230620506 0230620507 9780230620520 0230620523 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.209 |
| Call Number: | D771.209/B223 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. System values and African American leadership / Robert C. Smith -- The limits of Black pragmatism: the rise and fall of David Dinkins, 1989-1993 / Ryan Reft -- City politics and Black protest: the economic transformation of Harlem and Bronzeville / Derek S. Hyra -- Toward a pragmatic Black politics / Fredrick Harris -- On Black leadership, Black politics, and the US immigration debate / Mark Sawyer -- The political orientations of young African Americans / David A. Bositis -- The case for a neo-rainbow electoral strategy / Danny Glover and Bill Fletcher, Jr. -- The ethics of Colin Powell / G This title examines the evolution of African American leadership and politics since the civil rights movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States. |