Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power

by Leonard N. Moore

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As the first elected black mayor of a major U.S. city, Cleveland's Carl B. Stokes embodied the transformation of the civil rights movement from a vehicle of protest to one of black political power. In this wide-ranging political biography, Leonard N. Moore examines the convictions and alliances that brought Stokes to power. Impelled by the problems plaguing Cleveland's ghettos in the decades following World War II, Stokes and other Clevelanders questioned...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252027604

ISBN13:9780252027604

Release Date:May 2002

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:2.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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African-American & Black African-American Studies Artists, Architects & Photographers Arts & Literature Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Discrimination & Racism Ethnic & National

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