Whose Black politics? : cases in post-racial Black leadership /

Whose Black politics? : cases in post-racial Black leadership / edited by Andra Gillespie.

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Using multiple case studies, this title probes the implications of the emergence of a vanguard of leaders of African American politics. It establishes a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Gillespie, Andra
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:
African American leadership > Case studies.
African Americans > Politics and government > Case studies.
African American politicians > Case studies.
African Americans > Race identity > Case studies.
Post-racialism > United States > Case studies.
African Americans > History > 1964-
African American leadership.
African American politicians.
African Americans.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African Americans > Race identity.
Politics and government.
Post-racialism.
Race relations > Political aspects.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > Case studies.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Meet the new class : theorizing young Black leadership in a "postracial" era / Andra Gillespie
  • Creating opportunity : how young Black politicians break into the political scene
  • Racial authenticity and redistricting : a comparison of Artur Davis's 2000 and 2002 congressional campaigns / Andra Gillespie and Emma Tolbert
  • Losing and winning : Cory Booker's ascent to Newark's mayoralty / Andra Gillespie
  • Inheritance and Governance : what Black political scions do once they get elected
  • Like father, like son? : Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s tenure as a US congressman / Randolph Burnside and Antonio Rodriguez
  • Hype, hip-hop, and heartbreak : the rise and fall of Kwame Kilpatrick / Athena King, Todd Shaw, and Lester Spence
  • The rise of Barack Obama : its implications for Black politics
  • The burden of Jekyll and Hyde : Barack Obama, racial identity, and Black political behavior / Lorrie Frasure
  • Leadership, legitimacy, and public perceptions of Barack Obama / Charlton McIlwain
  • New perspectives on deracialization
  • Between generations : Deval Patrick's election as Massachusetts' first Black governor / Angela K. Lewis
  • The declining significance of race : Adrian Fenty and the smooth electoral transition / Rachel Yon
  • Situational deracialization, Harold Ford, and the 2006 Senate race in Tennessee / Sekou Franklin
  • The "Steele problem" and the new Republican battle for Black votes : legacy, loyalty, and lexicon in Maryland's 2006 Senate contest / Tyson D. King-Meadows
  • Intersectionality and African American politics in the twenty-first century
  • Race, religion, and post-9/11 America : the election of Keith Ellison / Andra Gillespie and Amber Perez
  • Young, gifted, Black, and female : why aren't there more Yvette Clarkes in Congress? / Katrina Gamble
  • Conclusion: where do we go from here?

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