The head Negro in charge syndrome : the dead end of Black politics /

Al Sharpton's entrance into the 2004 Democratic presidential race is evidence of a decaying black political culture where ego trumps politics, the last gasp of a tradition that has been transformed over a generation from bold, results-oriented politics to symbolism and corruption, argues noveli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelley, Norman, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nation Books, an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, [2004]
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Table of Contents:
  • Head Negro in charge syndrome and the man who would be Jesse (aka scampaign 2004)
  • Follow the leaders? The death of effective black politics
  • Roots of symbolic politics, 1965-1975: the rise and fall of black power nationalism
  • Politics and economics of soul power, or "good-foot" capitalism and black America's rhythm nation
  • Notes on the Niggarati--or, why dead white men still rule
  • Politics of electoral instability: black voters and strategic non-voting
  • Postscript: Scampaign 2004
  • Appendix: President's urban strategy (Cisneros memo)
  • Ten things that could be done to revitalize black politics
  • Notes Bibliography
  • Note to the readers
  • Index.