Black Mayors White Majorities

Author : Ravi K. Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : African American mayors
ISBN : OCLC:1147989668

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Black Mayors, White Majorities by Ravi K. Perry Pdf

Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority of their constituents are not black. In the past, the leadership of black politicians was characterized as either "deracialized" or "racialized"--that is, as either focusing on politics that transcend race or as making black issues central to their agenda. Today many African American politicians elected to offices in non-majority-black cities are adopting a strategy that universalizes black interests as intrinsically relevant to the needs of their entire constituency. In Black Mayors, White Majorities Ravi K. Perry explores the conditions in which black mayors of majority-white cities are able to represent black interests and whether blacks' historically high expectations for black mayors are being realized. Perry uses Toledo and Dayton, Ohio, as case studies, and his analysis draws on interviews with mayors and other city officials, business leaders, and heads of civic organizations, in addition to official city and campaign documents and newspapers. Perry also analyzes mayoral speeches, the 2001 ward-level election results, and city demographics. Black Mayors, White Majorities encourages readers to think beyond the black-white dyad and instead to envision policies that can serve constituencies with the greatest needs as well as the general public. --

Author : David R. Colburn,Jeffrey S. Adler
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0252026349

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African-American Mayors by David R. Colburn,Jeffrey S. Adler Pdf

On November 7, 1967, the voters of Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, elected the nation's first African-American mayors to govern their cities. Ten years later more than two hundred black mayors held office, and by 1993 sixty-seven major urban centers, most with majority-white populations, were headed by African Americans.Once in office, African-American mayors faced vexing challenges. In large and small cities from the Sunbelt to the Rustbelt, black mayors assumed office during economic downturns and confronted the intractable problems of decaying inner cities, white flight, a dwindling tax base, violent crime, and diminishing federal support for social programs. Many encountered hostility from their own parties, city councils, and police departments; others worked against long-established power structures dominated by local business owners or politicians. Still others, while trying to respond to multiple demands from a diverse constituency, were viewed as traitors by blacks expecting special attention from a leader of their own race. All struggled with the contradictory mandate of meeting the increasing needs of poor inner-city residents while keeping white businesses from fleeing to the suburbs.This is the first comprehensive treatment of the complex phenomenon of African-American mayors in the nation's major urban centers. Offering a diverse portrait of leadership, conflict, and almost insurmountable obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as their accomplishments--notably, increased minority hiring and funding for minority businesses--and the challenges that marked their careers. Mayors profiled include Carl B. Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G. Hatcher (Gary), "Dutch" Morial (New Orleans), Harold Washington (Chicago), Tom Bradley (Los Angeles), Marion Barry (Washington, D.C.), David Dinkins (New York City), Coleman Young (Detroit), and a succession of black mayors in Atlanta (Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young, and Bill Campbell).Probing the elusive economic dimension of black power, African-American Mayors demonstrates how the same circumstances that set the stage for the victories of black mayors exaggerated the obstacles they faced.

Author : Ravi K. Perry
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496203571

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Black Mayors, White Majorities by Ravi K. Perry Pdf

Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority of their constituents are not black. In the past, the leadership of black politicians was characterized as either "deracialized" or "racialized"--that is, as either focusing on politics that transcend race or as making black issues central to their agenda. Today many African American politicians elected to offices in non-majority-black cities are adopting a strategy that universalizes black interests as intrinsically relevant to the needs of their entire constituency. In Black Mayors, White Majorities Ravi K. Perry explores the conditions in which black mayors of majority-white cities are able to represent black interests and whether blacks' historically high expectations for black mayors are being realized. Perry uses Toledo and Dayton, Ohio, as case studies, and his analysis draws on interviews with mayors and other city officials, business leaders, and heads of civic organizations, in addition to official city and campaign documents and newspapers. Perry also analyzes mayoral speeches, the 2001 ward-level election results, and city demographics. Black Mayors, White Majorities encourages readers to think beyond the black-white dyad and instead to envision policies that can serve constituencies with the greatest needs as well as the general public.

Author : S. Howell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230603325

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Race, Performance, and Approval of Mayors by S. Howell Pdf

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book is a study of why people approve and disapprove of the mayor in four cities with long histories of racial conflict: New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago and Charlotte NC. It examines the relative influence of race, racial factors, racial environment, and perceptions of the quality of life in determining mayoral approval.

Author : Ravi K. Perry
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781781901847

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21st Century Urban Race Politics by Ravi K. Perry Pdf

With case studies from across the country, in medium-sized and large cities, and mayors of various backgrounds, this volume provides an account of how different minority mayors have handled minority representation in historically majority Caucasian cities and what lessons academics and politicians can learn from them.

Author : Albert Karnig,Susan Welch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0226425347

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Black Representation and Urban Policy by Albert Karnig,Susan Welch Pdf

Recent years have witnessed a dramatic growth in the number of black elected officials. Although blacks still constitute barely 1 percent of elected officeholders in the nation, their increasing political power cannot be denied. In Black Representation and Urban Policy, Albert K. Karnig and Susan Welch focus on the election of blacks to mayoral and city council seats, using the most current data available on more than 250 cities. They address two major questions: What conditions promote blacks' chances of winning election to public office? Does the election of blacks to municipal office have an effect on urban policy? In exploring the factors that underlie the election of blacks to public office, the authors found that the resources of the black community itself—the size as well as the education and income of the black population—are the best predictors of blacks' winning political office. The authors' assessment of the impact of black elected officials on urban policy constitutes perhaps their most profoundly important finding. Cities with black mayors have had greater increases in social welfare expenditures than have similar communities without black mayors. The authors point out that election of blacks to mayoral posts, then, can have more than symbolic consequences for public policy.

Author : Stephan Thernstrom,Abigail Thernstrom
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1439129096

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America in Black and White by Stephan Thernstrom,Abigail Thernstrom Pdf

In a book destined to become a classic, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom present important new information about the positive changes that have been achieved and the measurable improvement in the lives of the majority of African-Americans. Supporting their conclusions with statistics on education, earnings, and housing, they argue that the perception of serious racial divisions in this country is outdated -- and dangerous.

Author : William E. Nelson,Philip J. Meranto
Publisher : Columbus : Ohio State University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036809775

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Electing Black Mayors ; Political Action in the Black Community by William E. Nelson,Philip J. Meranto Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 1586 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781422334232

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To examine the impact and effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, October 18, 2005. by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1588 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : PURD:32754078698135

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To Examine the Impact and Effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution Pdf

Author : Peter Dreier,John H. Mollenkopf,Todd Swanstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114273373

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Place Matters by Peter Dreier,John H. Mollenkopf,Todd Swanstrom Pdf

Analyzes the problematic trends facing America's cities and older suburbs and challenges us to put America's urban crisis back on the national agenda.

Author : Chandler Davidson,Bernard Grofman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691225197

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Quiet Revolution in the South by Chandler Davidson,Bernard Grofman Pdf

This work is the first systematic attempt to measure the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, commonly regarded as the most effective civil rights legislation of the century. Marshaling a wealth of detailed evidence, the contributors to this volume show how blacks and Mexican Americans in the South, along with the Justice Department, have used the act and the U.S. Constitution to overcome the resistance of white officials to minority mobilization. The book tells the story of the black struggle for equal political participation in eight core southern states from the end of the Civil War to the 1980s--with special emphasis on the period since 1965. The contributors use a variety of quantitative methods to show how the act dramatically increased black registration and black and Mexican-American office holding. They also explain modern voting rights law as it pertains to minority citizens, discussing important legal cases and giving numerous examples of how the law is applied. Destined to become a standard source of information on the history of the Voting Rights Act, Quiet Revolution in the South has implications for the controversies that are sure to continue over the direction in which the voting rights of American ethnic minorities have evolved since the 1960s.

Author : Frédérick Douzet
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813932811

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The Color of Power by Frédérick Douzet Pdf

This book examines the contemporary politics of race in Oakland California with a detailed study of conflicts over issues like education, elections and political representation, and crime.

Author : James R. Bowers,Wilbur C. Rich
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555878709

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Governing Middle-sized Cities by James R. Bowers,Wilbur C. Rich Pdf

This collection of 12 case studies illustrates the range of problems facing mid-sized cities in the USA and the variety of approaches that mayors have used to cope with them. Topics covered include education, crime, economic development and the political incorporation of minorities.

Author : Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.)
Publisher : Center
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015020864552

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Profiles of Black Mayors in America by Joint Center for Political Studies (U.S.) Pdf