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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798210903321

Autore

Graves Stephen C. W.

Titolo

A crisis of leadership and the role of citizens in Black America : leaders of the new school / / Stephen C. W. Graves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

ISBN

0-7391-9791-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Disciplina

305.896/073

Soggetti

African American leadership

African Americans - Politics and government - 21st century

African Americans - Social conditions - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Constructing Black citizenship and the second-class citizen -- On the habits of citizenship -- On bad citizens, bad habits, and bad leadership -- On the failures of Black leadership -- On Black leadership.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the role, duties, and obligations of leaders and citizens through examining post-Civil Rights Black leaders and the patterns of behavior within the African American community. The major themes of this book include the significance of service, sacrifice, and commitment to the common good as the core characteristics of effective leadership and models of citizenship.