Title: Whose Black politics?
Description: The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new vanguard in African American political leaders. They came of age after Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, they were raised in integrated neighborhoods and educated in majority white institutions, and they are more likely to embrace deracialized campaign and governance strategies. Members of this new cohort, such as Cory Booker, Artur Davis, and Barack Obama, have often publicly clashed with their elders, either in campaigns or over points of policy. And because this generation did not experience codified racism, critics question whether these leaders will even serve the interests of African Americans once in office. With these pressing concerns in mind, this volume uses multiple case studies to probe the implications of the emergence of these new leaders for the future of African American politics. Editor Andra Gillespie establishes a new theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. She sheds new light on the changing dynamics not only of Black politics but of the current American political scene. -- Book cover.
Subjects: Politics and government, Post-racialism, African American politicians, Race identity, African American leadership, Race relations, Case studies, Political aspects, African Americans, History, African americans, politics and government, African americans, race identity, African americans, history, United states, race relations, United states, politics and government, 1989-, Social policy, Leadership noir américain, Études de cas, Noirs américains, Politique et gouvernement, Hommes politiques noirs américains, Identité ethnique, Société postraciale, Relations raciales, Aspect politique, Histoire, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Freedom & Security, Civil Rights, Human Rights, United states, history
Places: United States
Time periods: 1989-, 1964-