Table of Contents

Introduction: 1. Meet the New Class: Theorizing Young Black Leadership in a "Post-Racial" Era (Andra Gillespie) Part I: Creating Opportunity: How Young Black Politicians Break Into the Political Scene 2. Racial Authenticity and Redistricting: A Comparison of Artur Davis' 2000 and 2002 Congressional Campaigns (Andra Gillespie and Emma Tolbert) 3. Losing and Winning: Cory Booker's Ascent to Newark's Mayoralty (Andra Gillespie) Part II: Inheritance and Governance: What Political Scions Do Once They Get Elected 4. Like Father, Like Son? Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Tenure As A US Congressman (Randolph Burnside and Antonio Rodriguez) 5. Hype, Hip Hop and Heartbreak: The Rise and Fall of Kwame Kilpatrick (Todd Shaw, Athena King and Lester Spence) Part III: The Rise of Barack Obama: Its Implications for Black Politics 6. The Burden of Jekyll and Hyde: Barack Obama, Racial Identity, and Black Political Behavior (Lorrie Frasure) 7. Leadership, Legitimacy and Public Perceptions Of Barack Obama (Charlton McIlwain) Part IV: New Perspectives on Deracialization 8. Between Generations: Deval Patrick's Election As Massachusetts' First Black Governor (Angela Lewis) 9. The Declining Significance of Race: Adrian Fenty and the Smooth Electoral Transition (Rachel Yon) 10. Situational Deracialization, Harold Ford, and the 2006 U.S. Senate Race In Tennessee (Sekou Franklin) 11. The 'Steele Problem' and the New Republican Battle for Black Votes: Legacy, Loyalty, and Lexicon in Maryland's 2006 Senate Contest (Tyson King-Meadows) Part V: Intersectionality and African American Politics in the 21st Century 12. Race, Religion and Post-9/11 America: The Election Of Keith Ellison (Andra Gillespie and Amber Perez) 13. Young, Gifted, Black and Female: Why Aren't There More Yvette Clarkes In Congress? (Katrina Gamble) 14. Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?