{"product_id":"africanamerican-mayors-9780252072604","title":"AfricanAmerican Mayors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a portrait of leadership, conflict, and obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as the accomplishments and challenges that marked their careers. It includes the profiles of Carl B Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G Hatcher (Gary), and 'Dutch' Morial (New Orleans).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This excellent new collection of original essays on black big-city mayors provides essential historical perspective on racial change in late twentieth-century urban politics. Deeply researched and well written, this volume represents a major step forward in recent urban political history.\"--Raymond A. Mohl, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Going beyond a discussion of the election of black officeholders to survey their experiences in governing, these clear, concise essays examine the factors that shaped the fortunes of black mayors trying to run their communities.\"--Steven F. Lawson, author of \u003ci\u003eRunning for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America since 1941\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e JEFFREY S. ADLER   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Running for Office: African-American Mayors from 1967 to 1996\u003cbr\u003e DAVID R. COLBURN   23\u003cbr\u003e 2. Black Political Power and Its Limits: Gary Mayor Richard G. Hatcher's Administration, 1968-87\u003cbr\u003e JAMES B. LANE   57\u003cbr\u003e 3. Carl Stokes: Mayor of Cleveland\u003cbr\u003e LEONARD N. MOORE   80\u003cbr\u003e 4. Harold and Dutch Revisited: A Comparative Look at the First Black Mayors of Chicago and New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e ARNOLD R. HIRSCH   107\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mayor David Dinkins and the Politics of Race in New York City\u003cbr\u003e ROGER BILES   130\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race\u003cbr\u003e HEATHER R. PARKER   153\u003cbr\u003e 7. African-American Mayors and Governance in Atlanta\u003cbr\u003e RONALD H. BAYOR   178\u003cbr\u003e 8. Protest and Power in Washington, D.C.: The Troubled Legacy of Marion Barry\u003cbr\u003e HOWARD GILLETTE JR.   200\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rethinking the Collapse of Postwar Liberalism: The Rise of Mayor Coleman Young and the Politics of Race in Detroit\u003cbr\u003e HEATHER ANN THOMPSON   227\u003cbr\u003e Contributors   249\u003cbr\u003e Index   253","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400475877719,"sku":"9780252072604","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252072604.jpg?v=1730470778","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/africanamerican-mayors-9780252072604","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}