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Black Political Organizations in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Contributor(s): Johnson, Ollie (Editor), Stanford, Karin (Editor)
ISBN: 0813531403     ISBN-13: 9780813531403
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
OUR PRICE:   $37.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2002
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Dewey: 323.119
LCCN: 2002024835
Lexile Measure: 1550
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.06" W x 9.22" (0.83 lbs) 280 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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We know a great deal about civil rights organizations during the 1960s, but relatively little about black political organizations since that decade. Questions of focus, accountability, structure, and relevance have surrounded these groups since the modern Civil Rights Movement ended in 1968. Political scientists Ollie A. Johnson III and Karin L. Stanford have assembled a group of scholars who examine the leadership, membership, structure, goals, ideology, activities, accountability, and impact of contemporary black political organizations and their leaders. Questions considered are: How have these organizations adapted to the changing sociopolitical and economic environment? What ideological shifts, if any, have occurred within each one? What issues are considered important to black political groups and what strategies are used to implement their agendas? The contributors also investigate how these organizations have adapted to changes within the black community and American society as a whole.

Organizations covered include well-known ones such as the NAACP, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Urban League, and the Congress of Racial Equality, as well as organizations such as the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. Religious groups, including black churches and the Nation of Islam, are also considered.