Freedom, Inc. and Black Political Empowerment /

This research is a case study of Freedom, Incorporated, an African American local political organization in Kansas City, Missouri. ... This work provides a historical and political analysis of the organization between its founding in 1962 and 2007.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kubic, Micah W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Freedom, Inc.
Politics and government.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Noirs americains > Missouri > Kansas City > Politique et gouvernement.
African Americans > Missouri > Kansas City > Politics and government.
Missouri > Kansas City.
Kansas City (Mo.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The context of Black politics in Kansas City
  • Tired of being political pawns: the founding and early years of Freedom (1962-1968)
  • "Don't get mad, get smart": Freedom, Inc. and balance of power politics (1969-1979)
  • In and out of the wilderness: Freedom, Inc. in the Berkley years (1979-1991)
  • At the pinnacle of power?: Freedom, Inc. in the Cleaver years and beyond (1991-2007)
  • "We didn't expect you to be so good at it": local political organizations, institutionalization, and Black political efficacy in Kansas City
  • The Black political efficacy index (Index points)
  • The organizational efficacy index (Index points)
  • Freedom, Inc. leadership
  • African American municipal elected officials in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Predominantly African American wards : ("freedom wards") in selected municipal election years
  • Support for Freedom, Inc. endorsed candidates in selected mayoral elections.

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