Contents

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