![]() | Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics Subjects: African Americans -- Tennessee -- Politics and government; Race relations -- Political aspects -- Tennessee; Voting -- Tennessee; Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Tennessee has made tremendous strides in race relations since the end of de jure segregation. African Americans are routinely elected and appointed to state and local offices, the black vote has tremendous sway in statewide elections, and legally explicit forms of racial segregation have been outlawed. Yet the idea of transforming Tennessee into a racially equitable state--a notion that was central to the black freedom movement during the antebellum and Jim Crow periods--remains elusive for many African Americans in Tennessee, especially those living in the most underresourced and economically distressed communities. Sekou M. Franklin (Author) SEKOU M. FRANKLIN is an associate professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University and the author of After the Rebellion: Black Youth, Social Movement Activism, and the Post-Civil Rights Generation. Ray Block Jr. (Author) RAY BLOCK JR. is an associate professor of political science and African American and Africana studies at Penn State University. |
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