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Book SynopsisThe Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership examines the leaders and evolving leadership patterns from 1890 to 2000. The reader will learn how the larger society impinged on African Americans during the twentieth century and ascertain why contemporary black leaders no longer serve their race.
Trade ReviewNelson makes a strong contribution to works analyzing black leadership....His most valuable insights describe how the development of the black bourgeoisie and the ethics of free market opportunism in recent decades have led potential community leaders to shift their leadership skills away from the African American community and toward personal successes outside that community....Nelson offers wisdom on why leaders lead and how they function in a changing society that is particularly, not exclusively, African American. Summing Up: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. All levels/collections. -- J. H. Smith, Wake Forest University * CHOICE *
H. Viscount Nelson's sense of outrage is a welcome relief from the blandness of contemporary rationalizations. The anger and compassion in this volume provide a fine contribution to contemporary college course readings and might even inspire a more committed leadership and scholarship. -- M.W., City University of New York * Leadership Matters *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Consciousness of Race: Late Nineteenth Century Leaders and the Prelude to Modern Leadership; The Rising Color Line; Progressives and the Search for Opportunity; The 1920s: A Restructuring of Black Leadership Chapter 4 Consciousness of Class: The Great Depression and New Directions in Black Leadership; World War II and the Genesis of Modern Leadership; The 1950s: Civil Rights as a Middle Class Panacea; The 1960s: A Decade of Contentious Leadership Chapter 5 Consciousness of Self: The Nixon Years and the Retrenchment of Civil Rights; The Waning of Black Leadership; Gatekeepers at the Door Chapter 6 Epilogue Chapter 7 Notes Chapter 8 Bibliography Chapter 9 Index
