A collection of essays that offer an analysis of Black politics and their impact at the national level on the American political system. They attempt to demonstrate that African Americans participate in national politics in a substantial way.
"A strong and well-informed set of reviews of efforts and achievements of African Americans and their political allies across the broadest spectrum of arenas of government." --Rufus P. Browning, San Francisco State University "Useful for undergraduate courses in black politics and American politics."--Jennifer L. Hochschild, Princeton University These essays offer a current and comprehensive analysis of black politics and its impact at the national level on the American political system. Whether analyzing the Supreme Court, interest groups, public policy, the Congressional Black Caucus, or political attitudes and behavior, these essays demonstrate that African Americans participate in national politics in a substantial way, and that they have done so in a manner consistent with pluralist theory. However, they have been less active in executive policy making, and this trend is also explored and analyzed. Contents INTRODUCTION Black Politics in the United States, by Huey L. Perry and Wayne Parent A Theoretical Analysis of National Black Politics in the United States, by Huey L. Perry BLACK POLITICAL ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOR, AND PARTICIPATION Black Political Attitudes and Behavior in the 1990s, by Wayne Parent and Paul Stekler Jesse Jackson's Campaigns for the Presidency: A Comparison of the 1984 and 1988 Democratic Primaries, by Mfanya Donald Tryman BLACKS AND NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Blacks and Presidential Politics, by Henry B. Sirgo Blacks and the National Executive Branch, by Huey L. Perry, Tracey Ambeau, and Frederick McBride The Evolving Congressional Black Caucus: The Reagan-Bush Years, by Richard Champagne and Leroy N. Rieselbach The Supreme Court, African Americans, and Public Policy: Changes and Transformations, by Michael W. Combs BLACKS AND NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY Black Interest Groups and the 1982 Extension of the Voting Rights Act, by Dianne M. Pinderhughes Budgets, Taxes, and Politics: Options for African-American Politics, by Lenneal J. Henderson, Jr. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The State of Black Politics in the United States and Implications for the Future, by Huey L. Perry and Wayne Parent Huey L. Perry is dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and professor of political science at Southern University, Baton Rouge. Wayne Parent is associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University.
