From Protest to Politics
The New Black Voters in American Elections, Enlarged Edition
Published on 19. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-0-674-32540-1 (ISBN)
Description
The struggle for civil rights among black Americans has moved into the voting booth. How such a shift came about-and what it means-is revealed in this timely reflection on black presidential politics in recent years.
Since 1984, largely as a result of Jesse Jackson's presidential bid, blacks have been galvanized politically. Drawing on a substantial national survey of black voters, Katherine Tate shows how this process manifested itself at the polls in 1984, 1988, and 1992. In an analysis of the black presidential vote by region, income, age, and gender, she is able to identify unique aspects of the black experience as they shape political behavior, and to answer longstanding questions about that behavior.
Unique in its focus on the black electorate, this study illuminates a little-understood and tremendously significant aspect of American politics. It will benefit those who wish to understand better the subtle interplay of race and politics, at the voting booth and beyond.
Since 1984, largely as a result of Jesse Jackson's presidential bid, blacks have been galvanized politically. Drawing on a substantial national survey of black voters, Katherine Tate shows how this process manifested itself at the polls in 1984, 1988, and 1992. In an analysis of the black presidential vote by region, income, age, and gender, she is able to identify unique aspects of the black experience as they shape political behavior, and to answer longstanding questions about that behavior.
Unique in its focus on the black electorate, this study illuminates a little-understood and tremendously significant aspect of American politics. It will benefit those who wish to understand better the subtle interplay of race and politics, at the voting booth and beyond.
Reviews / Votes
[A] thought-provoking examination of black presidential politics during the 1980s. -- Lee A. Daniels * Washington Post * From her deep and broad understanding of the research literature, Tate makes an important contribution to our understanding of black electoral behavior. -- Paul Abramson, Michigan State University Represents the most substantively rich and empirically based analysis of African-American politics at the national level in the post-civil rights era. -- Lucius J. Barker, Stanford UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 tables, 7 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-32540-1 (9780674325401)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Katherine Tate is Professor of Political Science at Brown University.
Content
Preface 1. The New Black Politics The New Black Voter and Jackson's Presidential Campaigns The Second Stage of the Civil Rights Movement? 2. Race, Class, and Black Policy Views Is the Significance of Race Increasing or Declining? Black Political Liberalism and Conservatism United by Race or Divided by Class? 3. Blacks and the Democratic Party A Historical Overview Explaining Black Support for the Democratic Party Today Impact of the Reagan Presidency and the Jackson Candidacies 4. Group Resources and Black Electoral Participation Black Collective Resources 77 Who within the Black Community Participates? The Impact of Group-Based Political Resources on Black Participation Black Officeseeking and Participation 5. Black Turnout in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Primaries and Elections Who Voted in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Primaries? The Impact of Reagan, Bush, and Jackson on Turnout in the Presidential Elections Blacks as Strategic Voters 6. The Black Vote in 1984 and 1988 Blacks' Evaluations of Presidential Nominees and Presidents Economic Conditions and the Black Presidential Vote Black Support for Jesse Jackson 7. Black Power and Electoral Politics The Black Power Movement Black Political Independence and Racial Voting The Resurgence of Black Nationalism 8 Black Electoral Politics and Beyond Group-Oriented Politics or a Movement? Black Alternatives to the Ballot Appendix A: The National Black Election Study Appendix B: Methodological Notes Notes References Index