In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third-Party Movements in the United States - Rilegato

Ali, Omar H.

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ISBN 10: 0821418068 ISBN 13: 9780821418062

Casa editrice: Ohio Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Historically, most black voters in the United States have aligned themselves with one of the two major parties: the Republican Party from the time of the Civil War to the New Deal and, since the New Deal&;and especially since the height of the modern civil rights movement&;the Democratic Party. However, as In the Balance of Power convincingly demonstrates, African Americans have long been part of independent political movements and have used third parties to advance some of the most important changes in the United States, notably the abolition of slavery, the extension of voting rights, and the enforcement of civil rights.

Since the early nineteenth century, there has been an undercurrent of political independence among African Americans. They helped develop the Liberty Party in the 1840s and have continued to work with third parties to challenge the policies of the two major parties. But despite the legal gains of the modern civil rights movement, elements of Jim Crow remain deeply embedded in our electoral process.

In the Balance of Power presents a history and analysis of African American third-party movements that can help us better understand the growing diversity among black voters today.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Omar H. Ali is dean of Lloyd International Honors College and professor of global and comparative African diaspora history at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and was named the Carnegie Foundation North Carolina professor of the year.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Ohio Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0821418068
• ISBN 13: 9780821418062
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 244
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile