Racial politics in American cities / edited by Rufus Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, David H. Tabb

Published:: New York : Longman Publishers, [2003]
Copyright Date:: ©2003
Edition:: 3rd ed.
Physical Description:: xvii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators:: Browning, Rufus P., Marshall, Dale Rogers, and Tabb, David H.

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Part I. Problems and possibilities -- Introduction: Can people of color achieve equality in city government? The setting and the issues ; Mobilization, incorporation, and policy in 10 California cities / Rufus P. Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, David H. Tabb -- Part II. Biracial coalition -- Post-incorporation politics in Los Angeles / Raphael J. Sonenshein -- Philadelphia's evolving biracial coalition / Richard A. Keiser -- Part III. Barriers to coalitions -- New York: still the great anomaly / John Mollenkopf -- Chicago politics: political incorporation and restoration / Dianne M. Pinderhughes -- San Francisco: the politics of race, land use, and ideology / Richard E. DeLeon -- Part IV. Class and leadership in the South -- Is strong incorporation enough? Black empowerment and the fate of Atlanta's low-income blacks / Michael Leo Owens, Michael J. Rich -- Evolution and impact of biracial coalitions and black mayors in Birmingham and New Orleans / Huey L. Perry -- Struggle for black empowerment in Baltimore / Marion Orr -- Part V. Latinos -- Power without a program: Hispanic incorporation in Miami / Christopher L. Warren, Dario V. Moreno -- Latinos, blacks, and multiethnic politics in Denver: realigning power and influence in the struggle for equality / Rodney E. Hero, Susan E. Clarke -- Part VI. Strategies and prospects -- Prospects for multiracial coalitions: lessons from America's three largest cities / Raphael J. Sonenshein -- Has political incorporation been achieved? Is it enough? / Rufus P. Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, David H. Tabb.

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0321100352

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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