The Politics of Black Empowerment: The Transformation of Black Activism in Urban America

by James Jennings

Book Overview

In analyzing Black politics since the late 1960s, James Jennings focuses on both the behavioral aspects, such as individual and group characteristics of voting and nonvoting and elections, as well a more fundamental philosophical and cultural questions regarding Black politics.

This study examines how the "traditional" face of Black politics and electoral activism interacts with a growing "progressive" face of Black politics. While traditional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814323189
• ISBN13: 9780814323182
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"