African Americans and the presidency : the road to the White House /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Glasrud, Bruce A., Wintz, Cary D., 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:	African American presidential candidates > History. African American vice-presidential candidates > History. Presidents > United States > Election > History. United States > Politics and government. African Americans > Politics and government. United States > Race relations.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The African American quest for the presidency / Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz
Beginning the trek : Douglass, Bruce, Black conventions, independent political parties / Bruce A. Glasrud
The Communist Party of the United States and African American political candidates / David Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison
Charlotta A. Bass : win or lose, we win / Carolyn Wedin
Shirley Chisholm : a catalyst for change / Maxine D. Jones
The Socialist Workers Party and African Americans / Dwonna Naomi Goldstone
Civil rights activists and the reach for political power / Jean Van Delinder
Jesse Jackson : run, Jesse, run! / James M. Smallwood
Lenora Branch Fulani : challenging the rules of the game / Omar H. Ali
Race activists and fringe parties with a message / Charles Orson Cook
Black politicians : paving the way / Hanes Walton, Jr. ... [et at.]
Colin Powell : the candidate who wasn't / Cary D. Wintz
Barack Hussein Obama: an inspiration of hope, an agent for change / Paul Finkelman.