From women's suffrage to Civil Rights to environmentalism and the LGBT movement, the American Left has achieved notable successes. Sometimes celebrated and sometimes reviled, the Left has taken on many…

Combines history and biography to interpret the last half century of black politics in America as represented in the life and work of a pivotal African American public intellectual.

In this book, Robert C. Smith presents a philosophical and empirical examination on the subordination of women and blacks in the United States.

We all need to feel we have a spiritual meaning and purpose, by creating our spiritual direction in having goals and expectations, heading down a positive path that gives us…

Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics. In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the…

This comprehensive study of African American politics since the civil rights era concludes that the black movement has been co-opted, marginalized, and almost wholly incorporated into mainstream institutions.

Explores the interaction between economic globalization and transnationalization, demographic change, and the evolving racial, ethnic, gender dynamics in the City.

This dynamic and comprehensive new edition continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had-and continue to have-on American politics. The authors show that through the quest for their…