African Americans in conservative movements : the inescapability of race

Providing an expansive view of the making and meaning of African American conservatism, this volume examines the phenomenon in four spheres: the political realm, the academic world, the black church, and grass-roots activism movements. In his analysis of their activities in these realms, Louis Prisock examines the challenges African American conservatives face as they operate within the context of (largely white) conservatism. At the same time that African American conservatives challenge the white conservative movement’s principle of “color blindness,” they are accused of being “racial mascots,” or “tokens” from those outside of it. Prisock unwinds the intricacies of black conservatives’ relationships to both the wider conservative movement and the everyday life experiences of black Americans, showing that they are as vulnerable to the “inescability of race” as any other individual in a racialized America. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction—Race: The Achilles Heel of a Movement (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 1-7 Beginnings: The Subtleties of Race in Conservative Politics (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 9-46 The New “Color Blind” Conservatism: Creating an Intellectual Infrastructure (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 47-93 Stop the Genocide! Save the Race: The Anti-abortion Movement Within the African American Community (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 95-143 Fight Against the “Special Rights” Movement and End the Mis-education of Black Children: Support School Vouchers! (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 145-171 Chasing Fools Gold: African Americans and the Party of Lincoln (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 173-250 The Creation of the Black Conservative Intelligentsia and Its Impact on Black America (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 251-296 Rolling Rightward: The African American Religious Right (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 297-337 Epilogue—Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Future of Black Conservatism in the Twenty-First Century (Louis G. Prisock)....Pages 339-348 Back Matter ....Pages 349-391 This book provides an expansive view of the making and meaning of African American conservatism, examining the phenomenon in the political realm, the academic world, the black church, and grass-roots activism movements