Blackballed : the Black vote and US democracy
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 324.62 PIN | On Shelf |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- History.
Democracy -- United States -- History.
Elections -- United States -- History.
Pinckney, Darryl, -- 1953- -- Childhood and youth.
Political participation -- United States -- History.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
Voting -- United States -- History.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- History.
Democracy -- United States -- History.
Elections -- United States -- History.
Pinckney, Darryl, -- 1953- -- Childhood and youth.
Political participation -- United States -- History.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
Voting -- United States -- History.
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ix, 99 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-99).
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"Blackballed is Darryl Pinckney's meditation on a century and a half of Black participation in US electoral politics. In this combination of memoir, historical narrative, and contemporary political and social analysis, he investigates the struggle for Black voting rights from Reconstruction through the civil rights movement, leading up to the election of Barack Obama as president. Interspersed throughout the historical narrative are Pinckney's own memories of growing up during the civil rights era, his unsure grasp of the events he saw on television or heard discussed, and the reactions of his parents to the social changes that were taking place at the time and later to Obama's election. He concludes with an examination of the current state of electoral politics, the place of Blacks in the Democratic coalition, and the ongoing efforts by Republicans to suppress the Black vote, with particular attention to the Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and what it may mean for the political influence of Black voters in future elections. Blackballed also includes 'What Black Means Now, ' an essay on the history of the Black middle class, stereotypes about Blacks and crime, and contemporary debates about 'post-Blackness' and breaking free of essentialist notions of being Black"--,Provided by publisher.
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B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : LCSH, BISAC.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pinckney, D. (2014). Blackballed: the Black vote and US democracy . New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinckney, Darryl, 1953-. 2014. Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pinckney, Darryl, 1953-. Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy New York Review Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pinckney, Darryl. Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy New York Review Books, 2014.
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