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The Loneliness of the Black Republican
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NotesIntroduction: The Paradox of the Black Republican1. “In Search of the Negro Republican,” Saturday Night Live Transcripts, Dec. 5, 1980, accessed July 2013, http://snltranscripts.jt.org/80/80bnegro.phtml.2. “Find Blacks, Republicans Compatible,” CD, May 10, 1975.3. David A. Bositis, Blacks and the 2012 Republican National Convention (Washington, D.C.: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 2012).4. Michael C. Dawson,Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994), 106; Robert C. Smith and Hanes Walton, “U-Turn: Martin Kilson and Black Conservatism,”Transition, no. 62 (1993): 211. See also Harvard Sitkoff, A New Deal for Blacks: The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue(New York: Oxford University Press, 1978); Nancy Weiss, Farewell to the Party of Lincoln: Black Politics in the Age of FDR (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983); Nikhil Pal Singh, Black Is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004; Paul Frymer, Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement and the Decline of the Democratic Party (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007); Katherine Tate, From Protest to Politics: The New Black Voters in American Elections (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998); Ronald Walters, Black Presidential Politics in America: A Strategic Approach (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1988); Paul Frymer, Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America (Princeton: Princeton Uni-versity Press, 1999); Michael C. Dawson, Black Visions: The Roots of Contemporary African-American Political Ideologies (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).5. In 2004, Ron Paul (R-TX) was the only congressman to vote against a bill celebrat-ing the fortieth anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “This law unconstitutionally ex-panded federal power, thus reducing liberty,” Paul stated in his congressional remarks on July 3. “By prompting race-based quotas, this law undermined efforts to achieve a color-blind society and increased racial strife.” Ron Paul, “Remarks,” Ron Paul Online, n.d., ac-cessed July 2013: www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/civil-rights-act.6. Smith and Walton, “U-Turn,”Transition, 1993, 211.7. Ibid.8. James Strong, “Malcolm Could Not Be a Black Republican,” PC, Apr. 25, 1992; Rob-ert W. Robinson, Letter to the Editor, BE, Aug. 1993.9. A recent example of accusations of “bought votes” comes from the 2012 presidential election; as the New York Times noted, Mitt Romney “attributed his defeat in part to what he called big policy ‘gifts’ that the president had bestowed” on “young voters, African-Americans and Hispanics.” Ashley Parker, “Romney Attributes Obama Win to ‘Gifts,’” NYT, Nov. 15, 2012; Timothy N. Thurber, Republicans and Race: The GOP’s Frayed Rela-tionship with African Americans, 1945–1974 (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2013),388–389. For more on Pat Buchanan and Herman Cain, see Lee A. Daniels, “Black Voters

NotesIntroduction: The Paradox of the Black Republican1. “In Search of the Negro Republican,” Saturday Night Live Transcripts, Dec. 5, 1980, accessed July 2013, http://snltranscripts.jt.org/80/80bnegro.phtml.2. “Find Blacks, Republicans Compatible,” CD, May 10, 1975.3. David A. Bositis, Blacks and the 2012 Republican National Convention (Washington, D.C.: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 2012).4. Michael C. Dawson,Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994), 106; Robert C. Smith and Hanes Walton, “U-Turn: Martin Kilson and Black Conservatism,”Transition, no. 62 (1993): 211. See also Harvard Sitkoff, A New Deal for Blacks: The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue(New York: Oxford University Press, 1978); Nancy Weiss, Farewell to the Party of Lincoln: Black Politics in the Age of FDR (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983); Nikhil Pal Singh, Black Is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004; Paul Frymer, Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement and the Decline of the Democratic Party (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007); Katherine Tate, From Protest to Politics: The New Black Voters in American Elections (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998); Ronald Walters, Black Presidential Politics in America: A Strategic Approach (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1988); Paul Frymer, Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America (Princeton: Princeton Uni-versity Press, 1999); Michael C. Dawson, Black Visions: The Roots of Contemporary African-American Political Ideologies (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).5. In 2004, Ron Paul (R-TX) was the only congressman to vote against a bill celebrat-ing the fortieth anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “This law unconstitutionally ex-panded federal power, thus reducing liberty,” Paul stated in his congressional remarks on July 3. “By prompting race-based quotas, this law undermined efforts to achieve a color-blind society and increased racial strife.” Ron Paul, “Remarks,” Ron Paul Online, n.d., ac-cessed July 2013: www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/civil-rights-act.6. Smith and Walton, “U-Turn,”Transition, 1993, 211.7. Ibid.8. James Strong, “Malcolm Could Not Be a Black Republican,” PC, Apr. 25, 1992; Rob-ert W. Robinson, Letter to the Editor, BE, Aug. 1993.9. A recent example of accusations of “bought votes” comes from the 2012 presidential election; as the New York Times noted, Mitt Romney “attributed his defeat in part to what he called big policy ‘gifts’ that the president had bestowed” on “young voters, African-Americans and Hispanics.” Ashley Parker, “Romney Attributes Obama Win to ‘Gifts,’” NYT, Nov. 15, 2012; Timothy N. Thurber, Republicans and Race: The GOP’s Frayed Rela-tionship with African Americans, 1945–1974 (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2013),388–389. For more on Pat Buchanan and Herman Cain, see Lee A. Daniels, “Black Voters

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. A Brief Note on Sources xv
  5. Abbreviations xvii
  6. Introduction. The Paradox of the Black Republican 1
  7. 1. Running with Hares and Hunting with Hounds 13
  8. 2. A Thorn in the Flesh of the GOP 52
  9. 3. The Challenge of Change 95
  10. 4. Richard Nixon’s Black Cabinet 136
  11. 5. Exorcising the Ghost of Richard Nixon 177
  12. 6. More Shadow than Substance 220
  13. 7. The Time of the Black Elephant 261
  14. Conclusion: No Room at the Inn 302
  15. Appendix 311
  16. Notes 315
  17. Index 383
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. A Brief Note on Sources xv
  5. Abbreviations xvii
  6. Introduction. The Paradox of the Black Republican 1
  7. 1. Running with Hares and Hunting with Hounds 13
  8. 2. A Thorn in the Flesh of the GOP 52
  9. 3. The Challenge of Change 95
  10. 4. Richard Nixon’s Black Cabinet 136
  11. 5. Exorcising the Ghost of Richard Nixon 177
  12. 6. More Shadow than Substance 220
  13. 7. The Time of the Black Elephant 261
  14. Conclusion: No Room at the Inn 302
  15. Appendix 311
  16. Notes 315
  17. Index 383
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