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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170973703321

Autore

Wright Sharon D

Titolo

Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis / / Sharon D. Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Garland, c2000

ISBN

1-135-57996-2

1-135-57997-0

9786610071227

1-138-98440-X

1-280-07122-2

0-203-90503-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 218 p. : ill

Collana

Garland studies on race and politics

Disciplina

976.819

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface and acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of tables -- List of illustrations -- ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics -- ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction -- ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis -- ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis -- ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87 -- ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization -- ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis -- ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the most comprehensive case study of the city's political scene written to date. The text primarily shows that white racism is not the only obstacle to black political development.