Laura Washington: Black politicians are eager to preserve Rep. Danny Davis’ seat as demographics shifts

With redistricting shifts, Illinois’ 7th Congressional district has evolved from a predominantly Black domain to a sprawling ...
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Righteous propagation : African Americans and the politics of racial destiny after Reconstruction / by Michele Mitchell

Prologue : to better our condition one way or another : African Americans and the concept of racial destiny -- A great, grand & all important question : African American emigration to Liberia -- The ...
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African Americans and the presidency : the road to the White House / edited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz

Introduction: The African American quest for the presidency / Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz -- Beginning the trek : Douglass, Bruce, Black conventions, independent political parties / Bruce A.