Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis [electronic resource] / Sharon D. Wright.
Material type: TextSeries: Garland studies on race and politicsPublication details: New York : Garland, c2000.Description: xviii, 218 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:- F444.M557 .W75 2000eb
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.
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