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In the balance of power : independent Black politics and third-party movements in the United States /

Historically, most black voters in the United States have aligned themselves with one of the two major parties: the Republican Party from the time of the Civil War to the New Deal and, since the New Deal-and especially since the height of the modern civil rights movement-the Democratic Party. Howeve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ali, Omar H. (Omar Hamid)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2008.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Declarations of Independence
  • Abolitionism, the Liberty Party, and Free Soil
  • Republicans, Reconstruction, and Fusion
  • Black Populism and the "Negro Party"
  • Black Communists, Socialists, and Nationalists
  • Civil Rights, Black Power, and Postpartisan Politics
  • Epilogue : The Black and Independent Alliance in 2008.