- Title Pages
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The George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Chapter One From Many to Few -
Chapter Two Beyond Uncle Tom -
Chapter Three Race Doesn’t Matter -
Chapter Four Black Power through Conservative Principles -
Chapter Five Like Crabs in a Barrel -
Chapter Six Whither the Republican Party - Conclusion
- Methodological Appendix
- References
- Index
Black Power through Conservative Principles
Black Power through Conservative Principles
This chapter examines an opposing strategy used by race-conscious African American Republicans. For this group, race is central to their personal and political motivations; black identity provides the motivation for joining the Republican Party. They also use black identity to inform how they discuss the merits of conservative social policy. Indeed, they construct black Americans in a way that highlights the impact of racial discrimination and disparate treatment on their life chances, creating a respectable picture in need of economic policy changes and framing conservative values as the ones best suited to create those solutions. Thus, in contrast to their race-blind counterparts, this group supports Republican policies because of their perceived benefits to blacks.
Keywords: African American Republicans, black identity, Republican Party, conservative social policy, black Americans, racial discrimination, conservative values, Republican policies
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- Title Pages
-
The George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Chapter One From Many to Few -
Chapter Two Beyond Uncle Tom -
Chapter Three Race Doesn’t Matter -
Chapter Four Black Power through Conservative Principles -
Chapter Five Like Crabs in a Barrel -
Chapter Six Whither the Republican Party - Conclusion
- Methodological Appendix
- References
- Index
