The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America

The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America
Andra Gillespie (Author)
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At the beginning of the 21st-century, a vanguard of young, affluent black leadership has emerged, often clashing with older generations of black leadership for power. The 2002 Newark mayoral race, which featured a contentious battle between the young black challenger Cory Booker and the more established black incumbent Sharpe James, was one of a series of contests in which young, well-educated, moderate black politicians challenged civil rights veterans for power. In The New Black Politician, Andra Gillespie uses Newark as a case study to explain the breakdown of racial unity in black politics, describing how black political entrepreneurs build the political alliances that allow them to be more diversely established with the electorate.

• Rank: #297497 in Books
• Published on: 2013-11-15
• Released on: 2013-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .95 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 324 pages