Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis

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Autore principale: Wright, Sharon D.
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New York : Garland, c2000.
Serie:Garland studies on race and politics.
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Sommario:
  • Preface and acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • List of tables
  • List of illustrations
  • ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics
  • ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction
  • ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis
  • ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis
  • ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87
  • ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization
  • ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis
  • ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis
  • Bibliography
  • About the author
  • Index.