02744nam 2200613Ia 450 991045115260332120200520144314.01-280-52622-X0-19-536049-41-4294-1538-X(CKB)1000000000406864(EBL)272760(OCoLC)476012457(SSID)ssj0000253238(PQKBManifestationID)11194772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253238(PQKBWorkID)10186726(PQKB)10408352(MiAaPQ)EBC272760(Au-PeEL)EBL272760(CaPaEBR)ebr10279335(CaONFJC)MIL52622(OCoLC)935260706(EXLCZ)99100000000040686419960829d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSubordination or empowerment?[electronic resource] African-American leadership and the struggle for urban political power /Richard A. KeiserNew York Oxford University Press19971 online resource (255 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-507569-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.Contents; One: Electoral Competition and the Emergence of Political Leadership; Two: Black Political Subordination in Chicago; Three: Political Monopoly and the Maintenance of Black Subordination in Gary; Four: Not Quite Brotherly Love: Electoral Competition and the Institutionalization of Biracial Political Cooperation in Philadelphia; Five: Political Competition and Black Empowerment in Atlanta, 1946-1992; Six: Subordination or Empowerment?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThrough case studies of the cities of Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia and Atlanta in the USA, the author of this text explores why black people have won political empowerment in some areas and not others. He asserts that competition among white factions creates opportunities for black leaders.African American leadershipCommunity powerUnited StatesCase studiesPolitical participationUnited StatesCase studiesElectronic books.African American leadership.Community powerPolitical participation303.3/089/96073Keiser Richard A960699MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451152603321Subordination or empowerment2187447UNINA