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Автор: Christopher Manning
Название: William L. Dawson and the Limits of Black Electoral Leadership
ISBN: 9780875803951
Издательство: Wiley EDC
Классификация:

Исследования азиатских и африканских этнических групп

Политические лидеры и политическое руководство

Политические партии

ISBN-10: 0875803954
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 251
Вес: 0.45 кг.
Дата издания: 2009-05-15
Язык: English
Размер: 239 x 160 x 23
Читательская аудитория: Undergraduate
Основная тема: Ethnic studies,History of the Americas,Local history,Politics & government,Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI),POLITICAL SCIENCE / General,SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic St
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A native of Georgia, William L. Dawson experienced a political awakening during World War I when he witnessed the U.S. militarys unfair treatment of black soldiers. After the war, he became involved in the Republican Party in Chicago and, in 1933, won election as Second Ward Alderman. When his campaign against discrimination in housing and employment failed and he recognized that Republicans were losing power, Dawson decided to switch parties and change tactics. In 1938, he joined forces with two former Army colleagues to create an independent black wing of the Democratic Party.

The plan succeeded, and within four years, Dawson was elected as a representative of the First Congressional district. Over the next decade, he became one of the most powerful black politicians of the twentieth century. Dawson was the first African American to create and sustain a powerful black Democratic faction in Chicago, to chair a standing committee in Congress, to serve as vice-chairman of the Democratic Party, and to receive a Cabinet nomination. Despite these personal achievements, Dawson was not as successful in making gains for his constituents.

This detailed analysis of Dawsons career—from his work with the local Republican Party in Chicago in the 1920s to his declining years as a Congressman in Washington, D.C., four decades later—assesses the viability of electoral politics as a tool for racial advancement. Manning broadens our understanding of the development of modern American politics by outlining the strengths and limitations of black electoral leadership in the postwar era. He argues that black electoral leadership, as embodied in Dawsons political strategies, provided considerable opportunities for advancing a racially progressive agenda at the national level of the Democratic Party but faced severe limitations within Congress and could do nothing to ease systemic inequality in Chicago. This political biography will appeal to scholars of African American history, to U.S. political historians, and to those interested in black politics.

Дополнительное описание:

Introduction: "Don't Get Mad! Get Smart. Vote!"
Chapter One: "A Greater Understanding of Humanity"
Chapter Two: Big Bill, the Ironmaster, and the Old Roman
Chapter Three: "Second Ward for the Second Warders"
Chapter Four: A New Era in the P

William L. Dawson and the Limits of Black Electoral Leadership, Christopher Manning