The Politics of Black Empowerment: The Transformation of Black Activism in Urban America

by James Jennings

Book Overview

The Politics of Black Empowerment uses the experiences of grassroots activists to develop various conceptualizations and explanations of Black political behavior today.

In analyzing Black politics since the late 1960s, James Jennings focuses on both the behavioral aspects, such as individual and group characteristics of voting and nonvoting and elections, as well as more fundamental philosophical and cultural questions regarding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814323170
• ISBN13: 9780814323175
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"