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- ISBN: 9780415992169 | 0415992168
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 12/21/2009
This volume uses multiple case studies to probe the implications of the emergence of a vanguard of leaders for the future of African American politics. Editor Andra Gillespie establishes a new theoretical framework based on the interaction of 3 factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment.