Black Political Organizations in the Post-Civil Rights Era

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Preface i Black Political Organizations in the Post–Civil Rights Era ii Preface Preface iii Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Black Political Organizations in the Post–Civil Rights Era edited by Ollie A. Johnson III Karin L. Stanford iv Preface Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Black political organizations in the post-civil rights era / edited by Ollie A. Johnson III and Karin L. Stanford. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–8135–3139–X (alk. paper) — ISBN 0–8135–3140–3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Politics and government—20th century. 2. African Americans—Societies, etc. 3. African American leadership. 4. African American political activists. I. Johnson, Ollie A., III 1962– II. Stanford, Karin L., 1961– E185.615 .B5465 2003 324'.089'96073009046—dc21 2002024835 British Cataloging-in-Publication data for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2002 by Rutgers, The State University Individual chapters copyright © 2002 in the names of their authors All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Manufactured in the United States of America Preface v To the memory of my mother, Marilyn “Polly” Williams To my beloved sister, Kelly Ann Johnson To my beautiful wife, Lori Sasai Robinson —Ollie A. Johnson III To those who dared to establish freedom institutions And to Ashley, my genesis of miracles … —Karin L. Stanford vi Preface ...