1st Edition
The National Black Independent Party Political Insurgency or Ideological Convergence?
By Warren N. Holmes
Copyright 1999
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study helps to fill a major void in the literature on African American politics, third parties, and mass movements. Established in 1980, the National Black Political Party (NBIPP) existed for six years and represents the most ambitious attempt by African Americans to establish an independent third-party movement. At its height, NBIPP had chapters throughout the country and had attracted to... Read more
Part 1 The National Black Independent Political Party; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Between the Shadow and the Act; Chapter 3 African-Americans and the Third-Party Experience; Chapter 4 Launching the New Party: NBIPP as a Movement Halfway House; Chapter 5 Profile of the Akron Chapter of NBIPP; Chapter 6 Local Institutional Support; Chapter 7 Ideological Trends within the Party; Chapter 8 Facing the Rainbow: NBIPP and the Jesse Jackson Challenge; Chapter 9 Conclusion;
Biography
Warren N. Holmes Colgate University
