Subordination or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power

Subordination or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power

by Richard A. Keiser
ISBN-10:
0195075692
ISBN-13:
9780195075694
Pub. Date:
09/18/1997
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195075692
ISBN-13:
9780195075694
Pub. Date:
09/18/1997
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Subordination or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power

Subordination or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power

by Richard A. Keiser
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Overview

Why have Blacks won political empowerment in some cities and in others remained subordinated or had their achievements rolled back? Why do some cities have many Black leaders with multi-racial appeal while other cities have none? Subordination or Empowerment answers these questions through detailed historical examinations of the Black struggle for political power in Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. Keiser argues that electoral competition among White factions has created opportunities for Black leaders to win genuine political empowerment and avoid subordination. When electoral competition among Whites does not exist, Black votes lose their electoral leverage, leading to the rise of extra-electoral strategies. Keiser's dynamic theory of leadership formation explains the current appeal of Black separatism and messianism at the local and national levels and the consequent rise of leaders such as Louis Farakhan, and offers a rejoinder to Cornel West's critique of Black leadership in Race Matters.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195075694
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/18/1997
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile: 1610L (what's this?)
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years

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Carleton College, Minnesota
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