Black Power in the Suburbs: The Myth or Reality of African American Suburban Political Incorporation

The first comprehensive study of African American suburban political empowerment.

The country's largest concentration of African American suburban affluence represents a unique laboratory to study the internal factors associated with African American political ascendancy and the convergence of race and class. Black Power in the Suburbs chronicles Prince George's County, Maryland, and the twenty-three year quest by African Americans to influence educational policy and become equal partners in...