Publisher's Synopsis
This A-to-Z volume examines the role of African Americans in the political process from the early days of the American Revolution to the present. Focusing on basic political ideas, court cases, laws, concepts, ideologies, institutions, and political processes, this book covers all facets of African Americans in American government. Written by a nationally renowned scholar in the field, the Encyclopedia of African-American Politics, Third Edition will enlighten readers to the struggles and triumphs of African Americans in the American political system.Entries include:Abolitionist MovementAfrican immigrantsBarack ObamaBlack Lives MatterBlack Panther PartyCivil Rights Act of 1964Emancipation Proclamation"Forty Acres and a Mule"Freedmen's BureauHurricane KatrinaInstitutional racismIntegrationismJuneteenthLynchingMalcolm XMillion Man MarchRaphael Warnock.
