Electing Black mayors: political action in the Black community

(print) 403 p. ; 24 cmIntroduction 3 -- PART I Black Political Mobilization -- 1. Problems of Black Political Mobilization 11 -- 2. The Defeat of an All-Black Ticket in East Saint Louis 35 -- PART II Cleveland and Gary : The Ingredients of Successful Mobilization -- 3. Cleveland : The Economic, Social, and Political Setting 67 -- 4. Cleveland : The 1967 Primary Election 108 -- 5. Cleveland : The 1967 General Election 143 -- 6. Gary : The Economic, Social, and Political Setting 166 -- 7. Gary : The 1967 Primary Election 208 -- 8. Gary : The 1967 General Election 270 -- 9. A Summary View of Political Mobilization 322 -- PART III The Problem of Governance -- 10. Black Mayors : The Dilemmas of Power 335 -- 11. Conclusions and Lessons 382 -- Index 39