Black Politics After the Civil Rights Movement: Activity and Beliefs in Sacramento, 1970 2000 - Couverture souple

Covin, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786442581 ISBN 13 : 9780786442584

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This important study posits a new way of understanding how ordinary Black people used the 30 years following the civil rights movement to forge a new political reality for themselves and their country. While following national trends closely, it focuses particularly on the political environment of Sacramento, California, from 1970 to 2000. Having a racial profile that is remarkably similar to the nation's demographics as a whole, Sacramento serves as a useful national proxy on the racial question.

Unlike most studies of Black politics over the era, this text pays close attention to minor actors in the political process, yet places them within the context of the larger political world. We see, for example, the local effects of the War on Poverty, the Harold Washington mayoral campaigns, the Rainbow Coalition, the Million Man March, and the great increases in locally appointed and elected Black officials within the context of similar campaigns and movements nationwide.

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À propos de l?auteur

The late David Covin was Professor Emeritus of Government and Pan African Studies at California State University, Sacramento.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786442581
• ISBN 13: 9780786442584
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
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• Personne responsable: non disponible