Blacks in Power: A Comparative Study of Black and White Elected Officials

Leonard Cole

Published by Princeton University Press 1976

Blacks in Power

A Comparative Study of Black and White Elected Officials

Leonard Cole

Volume 5054 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400885848

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This book examines the remarkable increase of blacks at all levels of political life and makes the first systematic comparison of black and white elected officials. While observers have disagreed as to whether black politicians act differently from their white counterparts, little empirical work has been done because until recently there were few blacks in office. Leonard A. Cole's analysis of elected officials in New Jersey has an important bearing on the controversy.

Originally published in 1976.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
I. Blacks, Elected Officials, and New Jersey as a Political Forum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Historical Overview: New Jersey and the Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
III. Roads to Office, I: Social and Political Backgrounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
IV. Roads to Office, II: Structural Determinants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
V. Philosophy and Ideology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
VI. Perceptions on the Importance of Race Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
VII. Issues and Actions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
VIII. City and Suburb Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
IX. Busing and Zoning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
X. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253