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Acknowledgments This work is the product of multiple influences; although only my name is on the cover, numerous people have shaped this work in ways large and small and I thank each of them for their knowledge, friendship, and support. My intellectual debts begin with Dr. Leroy Williams of the Department of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. His classes on African American history sparked a curiosity and fired a passion that I try to share with each of my students . I also owe a great deal to Dr. Daryl Rice and Dr. Conrad Waligorski, political theorists who showed me the power and influence of political ideas. As I began to explore the connections between political ideology and political actions in graduate school, I cannot thank Dr. K. C. Morrison enough for his critical perspective and unflagging support of this project, first as graduate advisor and then as mentor. I was blessed to have been influenced by Professors Catherine Holland, Sharon Austin, Robert Weems, Wilma King, and Rick Hardy; thanks to each of you for your input and advice. My colleagues in the Department of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University have been terrific and I thank each of them. Professors Ryan Hendrickson, Richard Wandling, Steve Roper, Lilian Barria, Andrew McNitt, and department chair Jeff Ashley offered support, read portions of the manuscript (and more!), and offered sage advice that helped me complete the project. I thank Michael Smith, Richard Middleton, Chapman Rackaway, Tara Warne, and Kimberly Beecham for friendships that extend back to our graduate school days at the University of Missouri. They all provided encouragement, understanding, and laughter as this project made its way to publication. My family, including the Reverend Carroll Anderson and Carolyn Anderson, have endured the writing of this book with steady patience and I thank them for everything. Kerry Green and Dionysius Anderson are cousins by blood and brothers by deed; thanks for always having my back. I thank the anonymous reviewers of this work along with the staff at the University of Arkansas Press led by Larry Malley. They have been great to work with and I cannot say thank you enough. Each person shares in the work you are reading but the mistakes are mine alone. xiii ...