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Negro politics; the search for leadership.

Title
Negro politics; the search for leadership.
Author
Wilson, James Q.
Publication
New York, Free Press [1965, c1960]

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Description
342 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Free Press paperback
Subject
African Americans > Suffrage
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
pt. I: The organization of Negro political life -- Negro politics in the North -- The structure of Negro politics -- The style of Negro politics -- The efficacy of organization -- Chicago : Negro politics -- The machine -- Tensions in the machine -- External constraints -- Chicago : Negro-white political relations -- pt. II: The organization of Negro civic life -- The context of Negro civic life in the North 97 -- Ecology and civic life -- Negro civic forces in Chicago -- The Negro press -- The mass organizations -- Negro-white civic relations -- The Negro and the white businessman -- The Negro and the white ally -- Interracial attitudes -- pt. III: The character of Negro public life -- Goals of Negro leaders -- Race values -- Race ends -- Conflicts among goals -- Political styles -- The militant style -- The moderate style -- Patterns in style -- Types of Negro civic leaders -- The prestige leader -- The token leader -- The organizer -- The "new" Negro -- The character of Negro civic action -- Conclusions and trends -- The Negro in the North.
OCLC
  • 2134968
  • SCSB-10005680
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library