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BL
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Record Number
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959067
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b713437
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Main Entry
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Gordon, Jacob U.
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Title & Author
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Black leadership for social change /\ Jacob U. Gordon ; foreword by Samuel DuBois Cook.
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Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2000.
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Series Statement
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Contributions in Afro-American and African studies,; no. 200
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xviii, 242 pages).
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ISBN
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0313030642
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: 9780313030642
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0313313962
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9780313313967
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
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Contents
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Black Leadership for Social Change; Part One -- Theorizing Black Leadership; Part Two -- Foundations of Black Leadership; Part Three -- Twentieth Century and Contemporary Black Leadership; Appendices; References; Index.
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Abstract
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of Black leadership in every aspect of American life, including movements for social justice, education, business, and politics. In the quest for human rights and social advancement, African-American leaders have emerged to lead the fight to overcome racial and economic barriers. This struggle has influenced the exercise of Black leadership in many other areas and the author uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the changes, continuities, and variety of African-American approaches to effective leadership. The book also suggests a theoretical f.
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Subject
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African American leadership.
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African Americans-- Politics and government.
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African Americans-- Social conditions.
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Social change-- United States.
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African American leadership.
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African Americans-- Politics and government.
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African Americans-- Social conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Leadership.
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Politische Elite
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Social change.
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Sozialer Wandel
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Schwarze.
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United States.
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USA.
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Dewey Classification
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303.3/4/08996073
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LC Classification
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E185.615.G666 2000eb
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