American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

I. FOUNDATIONS.

 

1. Universal Freedom Declared, Universal Freedom Denied: Racism, Slavery, and the Ideology of White Supremecy in the Founding of the Republic.

 

2. Federalism and the Limits of Universal Freedom.

 

II. POLITICAL BEHAVIORISM.

 

3. Political Culture.

 

4. Political Socialization.

 

5. Public Opinion.

 

6. African Americans and the Media.

 

III. COALITIONS, MOVEMENTS, INTEREST GROUPS, PARTIES, AND ELECTIONS.

 

7. Social Movements and a Theory of African American Coalition Politics.

 

8. Interest Groups.

 

9. Political Parties.

 

10. Voting Behavior and Elections.

 

IV. INSTITUTIONS.

 

11. The Congress and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom.

 

12. The Presidency and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom.

 

13. The Supreme Court and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom.

 

14. The Bureaucracy and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom.

 

V.  PUBLIC POLICY.

 

15. Domestic Policy and the African American Quest for Social and Economic Justice. 

 

16. The African American Quest for Universal Freedom and U.S.Foreign Policy.

 

Appendix.

 

The Declaration of Independence.

 

The Constitution of the United States of America.

 

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech.

 

Credits.

 

Index.