The Harlem Fox: J. Raymond Jones and Tammany, 1920-1970 (Suny Series in Afro-american Studies)
Walter traces J. Raymond Jones, the 'Harlem Fox,' and the Tammany machine that shaped Black political power in New York. The book blends biography with urban political history.
Work Information
A single political broker opens a window onto Harlem's power structure.
John C. Walter's biography follows J. Raymond Jones and the Tammany machine that helped shape Harlem politics. It reaches beyond a single life to examine urban power, Black political strategy, and change in twentieth-century New York.
Book Information
- Publisher
- State Univ of New York Pr
- Published
- 1989-01-01
- Pages
- 287 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 16.51 x 1.91 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780887067563
- ISBN-10
- 0887067565
- Category
- 洋書/History/Americas/United States/20th Century
This is the biography of J. Raymond Jones, premiere political strategist and first Black leader of Tammany Hall, who served New York City and the Democratic Party from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil rights era. His rise thorough the ranks of the Party is traced in dramatic detail as his power expands to influence national politics and the political destinies of people like John Lindsay, Adam Clayton Powell, and Lyndon Johnson. It is based on extensive interviews with Jones and Jones's proteges, including politically prominent figures, Robert Wagner, former mayor of New York City, Percy Sutton, and Congressman Charles Rangel. These memoirs are also a history of New York City politics during some of its most interesting and transitional eras. It is a lively account of the gradual emergence of blacks as a key element in the National Democratic Party coalition and will make an excellent case study for political activists by providing a practical, behind-the-scenes view of the political process in our nation's largest city.
John C. Walter is Professor and Head of the Afro-American Studies Department at the University of Cincinnati.
Reviews
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Five Stars
Book was in good condition.
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False Advertising
The book was advertised as used with an inscription from the Author. Very bad false advertising. There was no inscription whatsoever. Not that i was looking for one, however, the marketing was loaded eith a falsehood.
Related Literary Awards
- American Book Awards Edition 11 (1990) ・Winner・Winner