Wright, Sharon D. <br/><br/>
Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis  [electronic resource] / 
Sharon D. Wright. 
 - New York :  Garland,  c2000. 
 - xviii, 218 p. :  ill. 
 - Garland studies on race and politics .
 - Garland studies on race and politics. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Memphis (Tenn.)--Politics and government--19th century.<br/>Memphis (Tenn.)--Politics and government--20th century.<br/>Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations.<br/>Memphis (Tenn.)--History--20th century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F444.M557  / .W75 2000eb