Black and multiracial politics in America / ed. by Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh and Lawrence J. Hanks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Dianne Pinderhughes -- Introduction: In Search of Black and Multiracial Politics in America / Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh -- 1. Afro-Caribbean Immigrants, African Americans, and the Politics of Group Identity / Reuel Rogers -- 2. Racial Polarization, Reaction to Urban Conditions, and the Approval of Black Mayors / Susan Howell -- 3. Interminority Relations in Urban Settings: Lessons from the Black-Puerto Rican Experience / Jose E. Cruz -- 4. Conflict or Cooperation? Africans and African Americans in Multiracial America / Akwasi B. Assensoh -- 5. Immigrants, Blacks, and Cities / Michael Jones-Correa -- 6. The Portrayal of Black America in the Mass Media: Perception and Reality / Brigitte L. Nacos and Natasha Hritzuk -- 7. Who Votes in Multiracial America? An Analysis of Voting Registration and Turnout by Race and Ethnicity, 1990-1996 / Pie-te Lien -- 8. Congress, Race, and Anticrime Policy / Marion Orr --

9. Representation, Ethnicity, and Congress: Black and Hispanic Representatives and Constituencies / James W. Endersby and Charles E. Menifield -- 10. Pride and Pragmatism: Two Arguments for the Diversification of Party Interests / Lawrence J. Hanks -- 11. Comparing Support for Affirmative Action among Four Racial Groups / Pie-te Lien and M. Margaret Conway -- 12. Expressions of Racial Consciousness in the African American Community: Data from the Million Man March / Joseph McCormick II and Sekou Franklin -- 13. War, Political Cycles, and the Pendulum Thesis: Explaining the Rise of Black Nationalism, 1840-1996 / Errol A. Henderson -- 14. Deconstruct to Reconstruct: African American Women in the Post-Civil Rights Era / Mamie Locke -- Epilogue: Black and Multiracial Politics: A Look Ahead / Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh.