Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis
By: Sharon D. Wright.
Series: Garland studies on race and politics
Publisher: Garland
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis.; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations.; Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface and acknowledgments; title: Foreword; title: List of tables; title: List of illustrations; title: ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics; title: ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction; title: ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis; title: ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis; title: ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87; title: ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization; title: ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis; title: ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis; title: Bibliography; title: About the author; title: Index.