Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority of their constituents are not bla

Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority of their constituents are not bla

On November 7, 1967, the voters of Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, elected the nation's first African-American mayors to govern their cities. Ten years late

This book examines the contemporary politics of race in Oakland California with a detailed study of conflicts over issues like education, elections and politica

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