PART I: BLACK MAYORS AND THE QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY: Introduction: Black mayors and social change -- "The dirty little secret" of Black politics -- Acquiring, building, and sustaining power: Black civic organizations in urban democracy -- Race and interracial coalitions -- PART II: THE DINKINS EXPERIENCE: "Cursed by factions and feuds": Black nationalism and the structure of New York City government -- "Set up a think tank": a Black mayor's accountability to the Black community: the case of David Dinkins -- Race, class, and ideology in a New York mayoral election -- Conclusion: From conflict to transformation
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