Dimensions of Black Conservatism in the U.S.

Leading black intellectuals and scholars contribute original essays providing a comprehensive introduction to the full range of black conservatism--its origin, key figures, and major themes and practices. They explore the political role and functions of black neo-conservatives. The authors have provided a historical context for the reader with several articles examining the origins and development of black conservatism.

Gayle T. Tate is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. Lewis A. Randolph is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University.

Notes on the Contributors

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

1

(12)

Gayle T. Tate

Lewis A. Randolph

PART I THE CONTEXT OF BLACK CONSERVATISM

Black Creole Cultures: The Eighteenth-Century Origins of African American Conservatism

13

(18)

Rhett S. Jones

The American Moral Reform Society and the Origins of Black Conservative Ideology

31

(12)

Robert E. Weems, Jr.

``There is no refuge in conservatism'': A Case Study of Black Political Conservatism in Richmond, Virginia

43

(26)

Gayle T Tate

Lewis A. Randolph

PART II GENDER, FAMILY, AND SOCIAL POLICY

The Politics of the Anti-Woman Suffrage Agenda: African Americans Respond to Conservatism

69

(16)

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn

``If it ain't broke, don't fix it'': Thomas Sowell on Black Women Affirmative Action, and the Death of Discrimination

85

(16)

Rhonda M. Williams

The Neoconservative Assault on Black Males: Origins, Objectives, and Outcomes

101

(18)

James B. Stewart

PART III RHETORIC, MEDIA, AND PUBLIC OPINION

The Individual Ethos: A Defining Characteristic of Contemporary Black Conservatism

119

(22)

Sherri Smith

Remaking African American Public Opinion: The Role and Function of the African American Conservatives

141

(22)

Hanes Walton, Jr.

PART IV STRUGGLE, CLASS, AND IDEOLOGY

The Lonely Iconoclast: George Schuyler and the Civil Rights Movement

163

(16)

Oscar R. Williams, Jr.

Neoconservatives, Black Conservatives, and the Retreat from Social Justice

179

(18)

Frank Harold Wilson

Black Conservatives and Class Relations

197

(28)

Marcus D. Pohlmann

Beyond Black Neoconservatism and Black Liberalism

225

(12)

James Jennings

Index

237

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