TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wright,Sharon D.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis
T2  - Garland studies on race and politics
AV  - F444.M557 .W75 2000eb
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Garland
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Tennessee
KW  - Memphis
KW  - Memphis (Tenn.)
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Race relations
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10054088
ER  -