Black Politics After the Civil Rights Revolution

Black Politics after the Civil Rights Revolution brings together three decades of hard-to-find essays by influential scholar Dianne Pinderhughes. The essays provide a window into the institutional, political, and policy developments in African American politics in the post civil rights era.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Political Power and Participation 1. The Black Vote: The Sleeping Giant (1984) 2. Political Choices: A Realignment in Partisanship Among Black Voters? (1986) 3. Power and Progress: African American Politics in the New Era of Diversity (1992) Part 2: Civil Society: Interest Groups and Political Parties 4. The Articulation of Black Interests by Black, Civil Rights, Professional and Religious Organizations in the Jackson Campaign (1990) 5. Divisions in the Civil Rights Community (1992) 6. Civil Rights Reform in the 21st Century (2001) 7. The Renewal of the Voting Rights Act (2005) Part 3: National Institutions 8. Legislating Racial and Economic Equality in 97th Congress (1984) 9. Civil Rights and the Future of the American Presidency (1988) 10. Faults in the Movement: The End of One Era and the Beginning of Another (1995) Part 4: Domestic and International Policy 11. The Case of African Americans in the Persian Gulf (1991) 12. Viewpoint: An Essay From A Contributor, on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1997) Part 5: Black Politics in the Age of Obama 13. The Obama Questions: Race, Presidencies and American Crises (2008) 14. Barack Obama The First Black President: Hope At Last for America? (2009) 15. The Obama Administration at Six Months: Change or Just Hope? (2009) Part 6: Conclusion

Summary

Black Politics after the Civil Rights Revolution brings together three decades of hard-to-find essays by influential scholar Dianne Pinderhughes. The essays provide a window into the institutional, political, and policy developments in African American politics in the post civil rights era.

Product details

• Authors: Dianne Pinderhughes, Dianne (University of Notre Dame Pinderhughes, Pinderhughes Dianne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9780415881555
• ISBN: 978-0-415-88155-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Civil rights & citizenship, c 1990 to c 1999, c 1980 to c 1989, Central / national / federal government, Black & Asian Studies, Political structure and processes, Civics and citizenship, Relating to African American / Black American people