Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. PROLOGUE • The Election of 1928 1
8. I. The Election of 1932 13
9. II. New Deal or New Bluff? 34
10. III. Organizing a Special Interest Group 62
11. IV. The Rise of Black Democratic Politicians 78
12. V. The Battle for Antilynching Legislation 96
13. VI. Eleanor Roosevelt 120
14. VII. The Black Cabinet 136
15. VIII. A Climate of Racial Conservatism 157
16. IX. The Election of 1936 180
17. X. Why Blacks Became Democrats 209
18. XI. Race in the Second Roosevelt Administration 236
19. XII. The Election of 1940 267
20. Conclusion 296
21. Appendix 302
22. A Note on Sources 316
23. Index 323