David Dinkins and New York City politics : race, images, and the media / Wilbur C. Rich. by Rich, Wilbur C.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The making of a New York Black politician : David Dinkins -- David Dinkins and regime change -- The staffing of Dinkins' city hall -- Racial events, diplomacy, and Dinkins' image -- Who runs the city? …”
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Double trouble : Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy / by J. Phillip Thompson III. by Thompson, J. Phillip

Table of Contents: “…PART I: BLACK MAYORS AND THE QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY: Introduction: Black mayors and social change -- "The dirty little secret" of Black politics -- Acquiring, building, and sustaining power: Black civic organizations in urban democracy -- Race and interracial coalitions -- PART II: THE DINKINS EXPERIENCE: "Cursed by factions and feuds": Black nationalism and the structure of New York City government -- "Set up a think tank": a Black mayor's accountability to the Black community: the case of David Dinkins -- Race, class, and ideology in a New York mayoral election -- Conclusion: From conflict to transformation.…”
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American Masters - Althea Gibson: African-American Tennis Player.

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Racechanges : White Skin, Black Face in American Culture. by Gubar, Susan

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Althea / PBS (Firm).

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Barack Obama and African American empowerment : the rise of Black America's new leadership / edited by Manning Marable and Kristen Clarke.

Table of Contents: “…Smith -- The limits of Black pragmatism: the rise and fall of David Dinkins, 1989-1993 / Ryan Reft -- City politics and Black protest: the economic transformation of Harlem and Bronzeville / Derek S. …”
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Running for Freedom Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941. by Lawson, Steven F.

Table of Contents: “…Bush -- Chapter 8 Hope and Despair: The 1990s -- The Election of David Dinkins as Mayor of New York City -- Black Conservatism -- The Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill Controversy…”
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From Edward Brooke to Barack Obama : African American political success, 1966-2008 / Dennis S. Nordin. by Nordin, Dennis S. (Dennis Sven), 1942-

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