Whose Black politics?
Subtitle: case studies in post-racial Black leadership
By: Andra Gillespie.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415992152; 9780415992169; 9780203893722
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-; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- Case studies; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Meet the new class : theorizing young Black leadership in a "post-racial" era / Andra Gillespie; title: pt. 1. Creating opportunity : how young Black politicians break into the political scene; title: Racial authenticity and redistricting : a comparison of Artur Davis' 2000 and 2002 congressional campaigns / Andra Gillespie and Emma Tolbert; title: Losing and winning : Cory Booker's ascent to Newark's mayoralty / Andra Gillespie; title: pt. 2. Inheritance and Governance : what political scions do once they get elected; title: Like father, like son? : Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s tenure as a US congressman / Randolph Burnside and Antonio Rodriguez; title: Hype, hip hop, and heartbreak : the rise and fall of Kwame Kilpatrick / Todd Shaw, Athena King, and Lester Spence; title: pt. 3. The rise of Barack Obama : its implications for Black politics; title: The burden of Jekyll and Hyde : Barack Obama, racial identity, and Black political behavior / Lorrie Frasure; title: Leadership, legitimacy, and public perceptions of Barack Obama / Charlton McIlwain; title: pt. 4. New perspectives on deracialization; title: Between generations : Deval Patrick's election as Massachusetts' first Black governor / Angela Lewis; title: The declining significance of race : Adrian Fenty and the smooth electoral transition / Rachel Yon; title: Situational deracialization, Harold Ford, and the 2006 U.S. Senate race in Tennessee / Sekou Franklin; title: The "Steele problem" and the new Republican battle for Black votes : legacy, loyalty, and lexicon in Maryland's 2006 Senate contest / Tyson King-Meadows; title: pt. 5. Intersectionality and African American politics in the 21st century; title: Race, religion, and post-9/11 America : the election of Keith Ellison / Andra Gillespie and Amber Perez; title: Young, gifted, Black, and female : why aren't there more Yvette Clarkes in Congress? / Katrina Gamble; title: Conclusion: Where do we go from here?