In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third-Party Movements in the United StatesOhio University Press, 13/08/2008 - 216 من الصفحات Historically, most black voters in the United States have aligned themselves with one of the two major parties: the Republican Party from the time of the Civil War to the New Deal and, since the New Deal—and especially since the height of the modern civil rights movement—the Democratic Party. However, as In the Balance of Power convincingly demonstrates, African Americans have long been part of independent political movements and have used third parties to advance some of the most important changes in the United States, notably the abolition of slavery, the extension of voting rights, and the enforcement of civil rights. Since the early nineteenth century, there has been an undercurrent of political independence among African Americans. They helped develop the Liberty Party in the 1840s and have continued to work with third parties to challenge the policies of the two major parties. But despite the legal gains of the modern civil rights movement, elements of Jim Crow remain deeply embedded in our electoral process. In the Balance of Power presents a history and analysis of African American third-party movements that can help us better understand the growing diversity among black voters today. |
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... Civil Rights, Black Power, and Independent Politics 134 epilogue The Black and Independent Alliance in 2008 162 Acknowledgments 169 Appendix: Recent Articles 171 Notes 173 Bibliography 219 Index 237 Foreword Although Americans ...
... Civil War and the plight of farmers in the era of Populism. Although only ... rights into the most intimate areas of personal life—arose from the efforts ... rights and opportunities for all Americans, regardless of race. Independent ...
... citizen? Or with movements based on the ideal of the free individual standing ... Civil War. The idea of the free individual did help to inspire the crusade ... rights and opportunities as whites. Others, however, such as Douglass's ...
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Declarations of Independence | 9 |
Abolition the Liberty Party and Free Soil | 27 |
Republicans Reconstructions and Fusion | 54 |
Black Populism and the Negro Party | 74 |
Black Communists Socialists and Nationalists | 101 |
Civil Rights Black Power and Independent Politics | 134 |
The Black and Independent Alliance in 2008 | 162 |
Acknowledgments | 169 |
Recent Articles | 171 |
Notes | 173 |
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