A reference on African-American involvement in politics that provides a historical overview; alphabetized entries on terms, figures, and laws; discussion of officeholding, social movements, interest groups, and electoral politics; a directory of organizations; a chronology; and an annotated bibliography.
Presents an annotated collection of the writings and speeches of Paul Robeson that reveal the extent of the singer's thoughts and activities on behalf of African and African-American people; and includes a selection of newspaper reports and interviews.
Includes more than 120 selections from the political writings, literature, and art of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, focusing on the youthfulness and exuberance of the period that symbolized the shaking off of slavery from the minds, spirits, and characters of African-Americans.
Examines the roles of African-Americans in the political process from the early days of the American Revolution to the present, focusing on political ideas, court cases, laws, concepts, ideologies, institutions, and political processes.
