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The defeat of black power : civil rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Leonard N., 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
National Black Political Convention > (1972 : > Gary, Ind.)
Black power > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • The sooner we get organized for group action, the more effective we can become: the creation of the Congressional Black Caucus in Richard Nixon's America
  • We can no longer avoid the challenge of creating and disseminating a common black agenda: the 1971 1972 black strategy sessions
  • We are developing a black political structure: making the National Black Political Convention a reality
  • The monumental task of drafting an agenda we all can agree upon: black politics at the crossroads
  • Nationtime! The politics of forming an independent black political party
  • We will walk out of here with a program: ratifying the national black political agenda
  • What we warned against has happened: the withdrawal of the Congressional Black Caucus
  • Epilogue: black nationalists don't deliver votes: the legacy of the National Black Political Convention.