Black Political Empowerment in Atlanta
Myth and Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9765889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mack H Jones (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 439 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-117 |
| Publication date | 1978-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271627843900108 |
| OpenAlex | W1996411629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 3 |
Much of the scholarly literature on black political life in the United States may be appropriately classified as atheoretical. This paper develops a theoretical framework for understanding black politics and assessing black power in America. The distinguishing characteristic of black political life is the subordination of blacks by whites and the concomitent institutionalized belief that white domination is a function of the inherent superiority of whites. Given this as a frame of reference, the evolution of black political power in Atlanta is traced. The discussion is divided into two periods, the first beginning in 1965 and extending to 1973, when Atlanta elected its first black mayor, and the second covering the first four years of the latter's incumbency
Atlanta · Black Power · Metropolitan area · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Subordination (linguistics · White (mutation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · History · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Philosophy · Social Media and Politics
The Election of Black Mayors, 1977∗
The clash of government structure and racial politics in the City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson
St. Louis's Black-White Elections
Black Appointed Officials
The "Atlanta Tragedy" and the Rule of Official Ideology
Changing Patterns in Black School Politics
Preemptive Power
Exploring Minority Empowerment
Urban regimes and school compacts
Race, Representation, and Trust
Text Messages and the Detroit Mayor
The politics of oppression and power
Race in the Color‐blind Era
Black Political Power Reassessed
Atlanta
Keys to the city
Weakening Strong Black Political Empowerment
The Dilemmas of Building a Progressive Urban Coalition
Class and race in Atlanta
Toward Representative Bureaucracy
The Impact of Office on Cross-Racial Voting
Winning the Race
A change has come
The South in American Political Development
Responding to Black Political Interests in the Post-Civil Rights Era
The Politics of Racial Symbolism
Save Auburn Avenue for Our Black Heritage
The illusion of progress
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2025 (47) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |