David Dinkins and New York City Politics: Race, Images, and the Media

DAVID DINKINS AND NEW YORK CITY POLITICS

DAVID DINKINS AND NEW YORK CITY POLITICS RACE, IMAGES, AND THE MEDIA WILBUR C. RICH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany NY 12210-2384 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rich, Wilbur C. David Dinkins and New York City politics: race, images, and the media / Wilbur C. Rich. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6949-1 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7914-6949-2 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Dinkins, David N. 2. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—1951– 3. Press and politics—New York (State)—New York. I. Title. F128.54.D56R53 2007 974.7'044092—dc2 2006003063 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...