02922nam 2200685Ia 450 991017097370332120200520144314.01-135-57996-21-135-57997-097866100712271-138-98440-X1-280-07122-20-203-90503-210.4324/9780203905036 (CKB)111087026926462(SSID)ssj0000283365(PQKBManifestationID)11233604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283365(PQKBWorkID)10248121(PQKB)10531726(MiAaPQ)EBC181356(Au-PeEL)EBL181356(CaPaEBR)ebr10054088(CaONFJC)MIL7122(OCoLC)475891097(OCoLC)84373524 (EXLCZ)9911108702692646220000520d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRace, power, and political emergence in Memphis /Sharon D. Wright1st ed.New York Garlandc2000xviii, 218 p. illGarland studies on race and politicsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8153-3083-9 0-203-90627-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.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.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.Garland studies on race and politics.African AmericansTennesseeMemphisMemphis (Tenn.)Politics and government19th centuryMemphis (Tenn.)Politics and government20th centuryMemphis (Tenn.)Race relationsMemphis (Tenn.)History20th centuryAfrican Americans976.819Wright Sharon D938039MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910170973703321Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis2113173UNINA