Black Power in the Suburbs -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. African-American Suburban Political Incorporation -- 2. Prince George's County: Politics and the African-American Migration -- 3. Social and Economic Characteristics of Prince George's County, Maryland -- 4. The Quest for African-American Political Representation in Prince George's County, Maryland -- 5. African-American Prince Georgians: Mobilization for Key Appointments -- 6. African-American Prince Georgians: Policy Influence in the Education Arena
Summary
"The country's largest concentration of African American suburban affluence represents a unique laboratory to study the internal factors associated with African American political ascendancy and the convergence of race and class. Black Power in the Suburbs chronicles Prince George's County, Maryland, and the twenty-three year quest by African Americans to influence educational policy and become equal partners in the county's governing coalition. Johnson challenges conventional notions of a monolithic community by addressing the manner in which class cleavages among African Americans affect their representation and policy interests in suburbia. She also documents white resistance to power sharing and the impact of school desegregation on white population trends."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index
