William E. Nelson Jr. is Research Professor of African American and African Studies and Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He is coauthor (with Philip Meranto) of Electing Black Mayors: Political Action in the Black Community.

"This is a pioneering book. It offers an innovative conceptualization using new and different data and a longitudinal perspective. It thinks about racial politics in a bold and different way. A landmark study." — Hanes Walton Jr., author of Invisible Politics: Black Political Behavior"An intellectual triumph! The author offers a very refreshing approach to Black politics. The interviews on both sides of the Atlantic are outstanding. I know Boston best and Nelson's understanding of city politics is remarkable. I learned much from reading this book." — Wilbur C. Rich, coeditor of Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership

• List of Illustrations Foreword by James Jennings Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Black Atlantic Politics Chapter 1. The Black Atlantic: Race and Local PoliticsChapter 2. Boston and Liverpool: A Tale of Two CitiesPart Two: Black Politics in Boston Chapter 3. Boston: City Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 4. Black Political Linkage: The Search for Alternative Sources of PowerChapter 5. Boston: Strategic Dimensions of Black PoliticsChapter 6. Resource Mobilization and Black Political LinkagePart Three: Black Politics in Liverpool Chapter 7. Liverpool: Local Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 8. The Toxteth Riots and the Race Policy AgendaChapter 9. Liverpool: Political Strategies and Political EmpowermentChapter 10. Linkage Politics and Political ResourcesPart Four: Comparative Racial Politics Chapter 11. Boston and Liverpool: The Comparative Context of Black PoliticsNotes Index

William E. Nelson Jr. is Research Professor of African American and African Studies and Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He is coauthor (with Philip Meranto) of Electing Black Mayors: Political Action in the Black Community.

"This is a pioneering book. It offers an innovative conceptualization using new and different data and a longitudinal perspective. It thinks about racial politics in a bold and different way. A landmark study." — Hanes Walton Jr., author of Invisible Politics: Black Political Behavior"An intellectual triumph! The author offers a very refreshing approach to Black politics. The interviews on both sides of the Atlantic are outstanding. I know Boston best and Nelson's understanding of city politics is remarkable. I learned much from reading this book." — Wilbur C. Rich, coeditor of Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership

• List of Illustrations Foreword by James Jennings Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Black Atlantic Politics Chapter 1. The Black Atlantic: Race and Local PoliticsChapter 2. Boston and Liverpool: A Tale of Two CitiesPart Two: Black Politics in Boston Chapter 3. Boston: City Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 4. Black Political Linkage: The Search for Alternative Sources of PowerChapter 5. Boston: Strategic Dimensions of Black PoliticsChapter 6. Resource Mobilization and Black Political LinkagePart Three: Black Politics in Liverpool Chapter 7. Liverpool: Local Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 8. The Toxteth Riots and the Race Policy AgendaChapter 9. Liverpool: Political Strategies and Political EmpowermentChapter 10. Linkage Politics and Political ResourcesPart Four: Comparative Racial Politics Chapter 11. Boston and Liverpool: The Comparative Context of Black PoliticsNotes Index

William E. Nelson Jr. is Research Professor of African American and African Studies and Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He is coauthor (with Philip Meranto) of Electing Black Mayors: Political Action in the Black Community.

"This is a pioneering book. It offers an innovative conceptualization using new and different data and a longitudinal perspective. It thinks about racial politics in a bold and different way. A landmark study." — Hanes Walton Jr., author of Invisible Politics: Black Political Behavior"An intellectual triumph! The author offers a very refreshing approach to Black politics. The interviews on both sides of the Atlantic are outstanding. I know Boston best and Nelson's understanding of city politics is remarkable. I learned much from reading this book." — Wilbur C. Rich, coeditor of Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership

• List of Illustrations Foreword by James Jennings Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Black Atlantic Politics Chapter 1. The Black Atlantic: Race and Local PoliticsChapter 2. Boston and Liverpool: A Tale of Two CitiesPart Two: Black Politics in Boston Chapter 3. Boston: City Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 4. Black Political Linkage: The Search for Alternative Sources of PowerChapter 5. Boston: Strategic Dimensions of Black PoliticsChapter 6. Resource Mobilization and Black Political LinkagePart Three: Black Politics in Liverpool Chapter 7. Liverpool: Local Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 8. The Toxteth Riots and the Race Policy AgendaChapter 9. Liverpool: Political Strategies and Political EmpowermentChapter 10. Linkage Politics and Political ResourcesPart Four: Comparative Racial Politics Chapter 11. Boston and Liverpool: The Comparative Context of Black PoliticsNotes Index