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

• Autore: Wright Sharon D
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Garland, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xviii, 218 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 976.819
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Tennessee - Memphis
• Soggetto geografico: Memphis (Tenn.) Politics and government 19th century; Memphis (Tenn.) Politics and government 20th century; Memphis (Tenn.) Race relations; Memphis (Tenn.) History 20th century
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis
• ISBN: 1-135-57996-2; 1-135-57997-0; 9786610071227; 1-138-98440-X; 1-280-07122-2; 0-203-90503-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170973703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Garland studies on race and politics.