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Intragroup conflict in African-American leadership: The case of Tchula, Mississippi.

Probes a poignant case to show how blacks, emboldened by nationwide political and social trends, briefly captured power in the town of Tchula, Mississippi only to be divided by their own social and tactical differences and then defeated by the established, white power structure. Exposition of the p...

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Published in:Comparative Studies in Society & History Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 701 - 718
Main Author: Morrison, Minion K. C.
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Oct90
Subjects:
Race relations in the United States
Race relations
Social problems
Mississippi
Tchula (Miss.)
United States
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Summary:Probes a poignant case to show how blacks, emboldened by nationwide political and social trends, briefly captured power in the town of Tchula, Mississippi only to be divided by their own social and tactical differences and then defeated by the established, white power structure. Exposition of the problems of political mobilization, due to intersection of class differences and racial politics in the United States.