Dimensions of Black Conservatism in the United States: Made in America

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PART I: THE CONTEXT OF BLACK CONSERVATISM Black Creole Cultures: The Eighteenth Century Origins of African American Conservatism R.Jones The American Moral Reform Society and the Origins of Black Conservative Ideology R.E.Weems, Jr Black Political Conservatism and Richmond Virginia: A Case Study L.A.Randolph & G.T.Tate PART II: GENDER, FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICY African Americans Respond to Conservatism: The Politics of Anti-Women Suffrage Agenda R.Tergborg-Penn If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Thomas Sowell on Black Women, Affirmative Action and the Death of Discrimination R.M.Williams NeoConservative Attacks on Black Families and the Black Male: An Analysis and Critique J.B.Steward PART III: RHETORIC, MEDIA, AND PUBLIC OPINION Individualistic Ethos: A Defining Characteristic of Contemporary Conservatism S.Smith Remaking African American Public Opinion: The Role and Function of the African American Conservatives H.Walton, Jr PART IV: STRUGGLE, CLASS, AND IDEOLOGY The Lonely Iconoclast: George Schuyler and the Civil Rights Movement O.R.Williams, Jr NeoConservatives, Black Conservatives, and The Retreat From Social Justice F.H.Wilson Black Conservatives and Class Relations M.D.Pohlmann Beyond Black NeoConservatism and Liberalism J.Jennings