Black mayors, white majorities : the balancing act of racial politics /
This book explores how, if at all, the representation of Black interests is being pursued by Black mayors and whether Blacks' historically high expectations for Black mayors are being realized. --
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press
[2014]
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| Series: | Justice and social inquiry.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1ddr82j |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Theorizing the Representation of Urban Blacks in "White" Cities
- A Way Out of No Way : Reconsidering the Hollow Prize Thesis
- The Model of Ohio : Political History and Demographic Change in a Rust-Belt State
- An Ebb and Flow System : Fluctuations in Black Political Advancement in Toledo
- Are We "to Be" or Not? : The Push and Pull of Race in Dayton Politics
- "Lowest and Best" (and Black) Bids : Mayor Jack Ford and the Active Pursuit of Black Contractors
- Strong Housing Support and a Weak Mayor : Rhine McLin's Efforts for Improved Housing
- Trickle-Up Public Opinion : Universalizing Black Interests Perceptions
- Racial Populism : Ford's and McLin's Targeted Political Rhetoric
- Target Practice : Universalizing the Interests of Blacks for All
- Epilogue
- Appendix A : Statistics on McLin and Ford Mayoral Victories
- Appendix B : Research Methodologies.