02147nam a2200373Ia 4500 ebr10054088 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 000520s2000 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 00503636 0203905032 0815330839 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)84373524 F444.M557 .W75 2000eb Wright, Sharon D. Race, power, and political emergence in Memphis [electronic resource] / Sharon D. Wright. New York : Garland, c2000. xviii, 218 p. : ill. Garland studies on race and politics Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index. Preface and acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of tables -- List of illustrations -- ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics -- ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction -- ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis -- ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis -- ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87 -- ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization -- ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis -- ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. African Americans Tennessee Memphis. Memphis (Tenn.) Politics and government 19th century. Memphis (Tenn.) Politics and government 20th century. Memphis (Tenn.) Race relations. Memphis (Tenn.) History 20th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Garland studies on race and politics. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10054088 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 178362 178362