Racial Politics at the Crossroads: Memphis Elects Dr. W. W. Herenton

by Marcus D. Pohlmann

In one of the closest and most racially polarized elections in the history of urban America, Dr. W. W. Herenton in 1991 became the first African-American mayor of Memphis. Racial Politics at the Crossroads is an in-depth case study of that election, exploring the unique circumstances that produced the outcome.

As Marcus Pohlmann and Michael Kirby explain, politics in Memphis had by 1991 reached what they call "a point of racial reflexivity."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870499270
• ISBN13: 9780870499272
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"