African Americans and the presidency
Subtitle: the road to the White House
By: edited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz.
Contributors: Glasrud, Bruce A.; Wintz, Cary D., 1943-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780415803915; 9780415803922; 9780203864333
Subjects: African American presidential candidates -- History; African American vice-presidential candidates -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History; African Americans -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government; United States -- Race relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The African American quest for the presidency / Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz; title: Beginning the trek : Douglass, Bruce, Black conventions, independent political parties / Bruce A. Glasrud; title: The Communist Party of the United States and African American political candidates / David Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison; title: Charlotta A. Bass : win or lose, we win / Carolyn Wedin; title: Shirley Chisholm : a catalyst for change / Maxine D. Jones; title: The Socialist Workers Party and African Americans / Dwonna Naomi Goldstone; title: Rights activists and the reach for political power / Jean Van Delinder; title: Jesse Jackson : run, Jesse, run! / James M. Smallwood; title: Lenora Branch Fulani : challenging the rules of the game / Omar H. Ali; title: Race activists and fringe parties with a message / Charles Orson Cook; title: Black politicians : paving the way / Hanes Walton ... [et at.]; title: Colin Powell : the candidate who wasn't / Cary D. Wintz; title: Barack Hussein Obama! an inspiration of hope, an agent for change / Paul Finkelman.