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American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

by: Walton, Hanes; Smith, Robert C.

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

by: Walton, Hanes; Smith, Robert C.

ISBN 13:
9780321070388
ISBN 10:
0321070380
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/01/1999
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

This dynamic new book from two nationally renowned scholars is the first one to comprehensively examine the African American experience in American politics. Taking the standard topics and addressing them from the African American perspective, this book goes one step further than similar books by showing readers the profound influence African Americans have had on American government and politics.

List of Tables

List of Figures

xiii

List of Boxes

Preface

xvii

About the Authors

xxi

PART I Foundations

(38)

Universal Freedom Declared, Universal Freedom Denied: Racism, Slavery, and the Ideology of White Supremacy in the Founding of the Republic

(16)

Freedom: A Typological Analysis

(1)

Freedom, Power, and Politics

(6)

Philosophy, Politics, and Interest in Constitution Formation

(8)

Federalism and the Limits of Universal Freedom

(20)

Federalism: Origins and Operations in the United States

(5)

Reconstruction, the New Deal, and the Civil-Rights Movement: The Triumph of National-Centered Power

(2)

The Fourteenth Amendment: The American Charter of Universal Freedom

(11)

PART II Political Behaviorism

(48)

Political Culture

(10)

The Concept of Political Culture and the Invisibility of African Americans

(1)

The Literature on the African American Political Culture

(1)

The African American Political Culture: An Empirical Estimation

(8)

Political Socialization

(11)

Gunnar Myrdal and the Political Socialization of African Americans

(1)

The Literature on African American Political Socialization

(4)

African American Political Socialization: An Empirical Estimation of Religion and the Church as Agents

(6)

Public Opinion

(12)

Gunnar Myrdal and African American Public Opinion

(1)

Modern Racism

(4)

African American Ideology: Liberalism

(3)

African American Ideology: Black Nationalism

(4)

African Americans and the Media

(13)

Gunnar Myrdal and the African American Media

(2)

The African American Media and African Americans in the Mass Media

(4)

The African American Media Variable: An Empirical Estimation

(7)

PART III Coalitions, Movements, Interest Groups, Parties, and Elections

(88)

Social Movements and a Theory of African American Coalition Politics

(29)

A Theory of African American Coalition Politics

(3)

The First Rights-Based Movement: The Abolitionist Coalition

(4)

Material-Based Coalition From Populism to Communism

(3)

The Second Rights-Based Coalition: The Civil Rights Movement

100

(4)

The Black Power Movement and the Transformation from Movement to Interest Group Politics

104

(1)

The Dual Impact of Black Power: Radicalism and Reform

105

(13)

Interest Groups

118

(18)

Black Groups, the ``Black Agenda,'' and the Problem of Resource Constraint

118

(7)

Black Nationalist Movements

125

(11)

Political Parties

136

(21)

African American Party Behavior: The Group and the Individual Dimensions

139

(7)

African American Party Convention Behavior

146

(11)

Voting Behavior and Elections

157

(18)

Electoral Power: The Theory and Practice of the ``Balance of Power'' Concept

164

(3)

African American Voting Behavior: Empirical Renderings

167

(8)

PART IV Institutions

175

(86)

The Congress and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

177

(17)

The Representation of African Americans in Congress

178

(2)

Congressional Elections and African Americans

180

(2)

African American Power in the House

182

(1)

African Americans in the Congressional Power Structure

183

(2)

Congressional Responsiveness to the African American Quest for Universal Rights and Freedom

185

(4)

Material-Based Rights: From Forty Acres and a Mule to the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act

189

(5)

The Presidency and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

194

(20)

Abraham Lincoln: The Paradigmatic President

194

(6)

The Racial Attitudes and Policies of American Presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton

200

(1)

The Presidency and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom: From the Revolutionary Era to the Post-Civil Rights Era

200

(14)

The Supreme Court and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

214

(22)

Judicial Appointments and African Americans

216

(1)

How Should the Constitution Be Interpreted: Judicial Restraint Versus Judicial Activism and the Implications for Universal Freedom

216

(2)

The Supreme Court and African Americans: Rights-Based and Material-Based Cases

218

(5)

Rights-Based Cases

223

(4)

Material-Based Cases: Affirmative Action

227

(9)

The Bureaucracy and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

236

(25)

The Nature of the Federal Bureaucracy

237

(1)

Creating a Bureaucracy with Race as a Mission: The Role of Necessity

237

(4)

Running the Bureaucracy: African American Political Appointees

241

(7)

Staffing the Bureaucracy: African American Civil Servants

248

(4)

Shaping Bureaucratic Policy: Antidiscrimination Rule Making

252

(1)

The Clinton Administration and Civil Rights Regulatory Reform

253

(3)

Bureaucratic Implementation: Federalism and States' Rights

256

(5)

PART V Public Policy

261

(42)

Domestic Policy and the African American Quest for Social and Economic Justice

263

(16)

The Federal Government, the Economy, and the Welfare State

263

(1)

African Americans and the Quest for Full Employment

264

(1)

The Failure of Universal Employment

265

(3)

Consequences of the Failure of Full Employment on the African American Community

268

(2)

Unemployment, Poverty, and the African American Family

270

(1)

Ending Welfare as We Know It

270

(9)

The African American Quest for Universal Freedom and U. S. Foreign Policy

279

(24)

African Americans as Foreign Policy Implementors/Managers

280

(4)

African Americans as Foreign Policy Dissenters

284

(5)

Trans Africa: African Americans as Foreign Policy Makers

289

(2)

African Americans and Citizen Diplomacy: Historical Background and Context

291

(3)

The Impact of African Americans on U. S. Foreign Policy

294

(9)

Appendix

303

(26)

The Declaration of Independence

305

(4)

The Constitution of the United States of America

309

(16)

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ``I Have a Dream'' Speech

325

(4)

Index

329

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