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| List of Tables and Figures | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Meet the New Class: Theorizing Young Black Leadership in a "Postracial" Era | |
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| Creating Opportunity: How Young Black Politicians Break Into the Political Scene | |
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| Racial Authenticity and Redistricting: A Comparison of Artur Davis's 2000 and 2002 Congressional Campaigns | |
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| Losing and Winning: Cory Booker's Ascent to Newark's Mayoralty | |
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| Inheritance and Governance: What Black Political Scions Do Once They Get Elected | |
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| Like Father, Like Son? Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Tenure as a U.S. Congressman | |
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| Categorization of CBC Members by Phase, 110th-111th Congress | |
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| Repeat Legislation by Jesse Jackson Jr. | |
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| Hype, Hip-Hop, and Heartbreak: The Rise and Fall of Kwame Kilpatrick | |
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| The Rise of Barack Obama and Its Implications for Black Politics | |
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| The Burden of Jekyll and Hyde: Barack Obama, Racial Identity, and Black Political Behavior | |
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| Leadership, Legitimacy, and Public Perceptions of Barack Obama | |
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| New Perspectives on Deracialization | |
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| Between Generations: Deval Patrick's Election as Massachusetts' First Black Governor | |
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| The Declining Significance of Race: Adrian Fenty and the Smooth Electoral Transition | |
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| Situational Deracialization, Harold Ford, and the 2006 Senate Race in Tennessee | |
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| The "Steele Problem" and the New Republican Battle for Black Votes: Legacy, Loyalty, and Lexicon in Maryland's 2006 Senate Contest | |
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| Intersectionality and African-American Politics in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Race, Religion, and Post-9/11 America: The Election of Keith Ellison | |
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| Young, Gifted, Black, and Female: Why Aren't There More Yvette Clarkes in Congress? | |
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| Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here? | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Index | |