Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Av Robert C. Smith, Sherri L. Wallace, Hanes Walton, Jr.

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American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom is known for its lucid style, student-oriented approach, and wide-ranging perspective. Designed to allow flexibility in teaching approaches, this tenth edition retains all the features that made previous editions so popular. All chapters have been updated with new content and the latest data available, including:Inclusive and affirming language throughoutEnhanced discussion on “Elements of Black Culture” and the political significance of African American music and the Black ChurchBlack American public opinion and the various strands of African American ideologyThe CROWN Act, the politics of black hair, and the African American celebrity impact on politicsPolitical significance of the increasing ethnic diversity of Black communities due to immigration from Africa and the Caribbean and the latest on “Black Lives Matter” discussionDiscussion on the first Black sorority political action committee established in the U.S. and advocacy organizations serving the Black LGBTQIA+ communityCharacteristics of eligible and registered Black voters, the coverage of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections, and the results of the congressional elections with respect to partisan control of Congress and the size of the Black congressional delegationDemographic characteristics of the members of the 118th Congress now includes sexual orientation and generational data for comparisonRace policies of former President Biden, reclassifying him as “antiracist.” An alternative method of ranking presidents that brings the views of Black experts to the conversation and includes a discussion of the record number of Black political appointments and policies implemented under BidenConfirmation hearing of the first Black woman, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, appointed to the Supreme Court. New material on the Voting Rights Act, Affirmative Action, and the Pigford cases testing institutional racism“Tennessee Three,” highlighting racism in the rare expulsion of two Black members of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and how Republican state-controlled legislatures are stunting the quest for universal freedomRevisions using the Urban League’s State of Black America “Equality Index,” as a measure of material well-being in the African American community, to examine historic and systemic patterns in structural inequities as manifested in economics, health, education, social justice, and civic engagementUpdated Textbook Media Integration Guide featuring lecture power points, chapter summaries, critical thinking questions, the profiles and “Faces and Voices”, and the links to the biographical material and videosAmerican Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom continues to offer a comprehensive, rigorous, and accessible understanding of how the presence of African Americans in the United States has profoundly influenced and influences American politics. It remains essential reading for all students of American Government, Black Politics, and African American Studies, particularly those approaching the study of race and politics for the first time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2025-08-29
Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt: 1 130 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 486
Upplaga: 10
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781041019688

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Robert C. Smith † (1947–2023), Professor of Political Science Emeritus, San Francisco State University, was a (co-)author of multiple books, edited volumes, and articles such as: We Have No Leaders: African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era; Racism in the Post-Civil-Rights Era: Now You See It, Now You Don’t; and his memoir, From the Bayou to the Bay: The Autobiography of a Black Liberation Scholar.Sherri L. Wallace, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville, has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and instructional design and serves in a variety of teaching and learning capacities on professional associations' task forces, curriculum assessments, and textbook evaluations.Hanes Walton, Jr. † (1941–2013), Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, was an architect of the modern study of African American politics. Over four decades of prodigious research (including 25 books), teaching, mentoring, and conceptual refinement, he helped to make the subfield of Black politics an important area of study in political science.

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"Characterizing it as an undergraduate textbook undersells what American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom truly is. The authors demonstrate in painstaking detail that U.S. politics doesn’t make sense without explicitly considering race. Appreciating freedom means coming to grips with the reality that so many were initially denied it and died fighting for it. The nation progresses—often begrudgingly—towards its ideal of Democracy because of these Freedom Struggles. Such efforts, while central to Black politics, have improved the conditions of every American."Ray Block, Jr., Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies, The Pennsylvania State University"American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom is the most comprehensive book on African American politics in the political science discipline. It situates White supremacy and institutional racism as central to American exceptionalism and illustrates how African Americans have contested the boundaries of the U.S. constitutional process and political institutions. The book further provides a layered portrait—from the perspective of African American lawmakers, leaders, activists, policymakers, and opinion leaders—of the U.S. political culture, federalism, media and politics, and foreign policy."Sekou Franklin, Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State University

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