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A Post-Racial Change Is Gonna Come

DOI: 10.1057/9781137277725

ISBN: 978-1-349-44733-6

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US - Springer Journals

Oct 30, 2015

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Introduction

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 1 –10

[Newark, New Jersey, has been the focal point of urban politics and redevelopment, particularly in the last twenty years. While New Jersey’s largest city gained an unfortunate reputation for urban blight and middle-class flight, Newark’s charismatic mayor, Cory Booker, has been the center of...
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Newark’s Sordid Past and Early Community Development Politics

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 11 –36

[An important aspect of Newark’s modern politics and urban experience began around the mid-twentieth century. Like so many medium and large cities, Newark has gone through a number of contentious and transformational eras. From the Great Migration to residential or de facto segregation to urban...
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The 2002 and 2006 Mayoral Elections

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 37 –62

[In May 2002, a contentious election was held with two Newark mayoral candidates who had two contrasting views of urban politics. Sharpe James, a local civil rights activist and shrewd incumbent mayor, faced a strong challenger, Cory Booker, a 32-year-old neophyte lawyer and city councilmember.1...
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The Mayors’ Identity Politics and Their Political Shortcomings

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 63 –95

[As illustrated by Newark’s history and modern mayoral elections, racial politics as remained a significant aspect of Newarkers’ political behavior. Race was an important concern for a good portion of Black Newark voters in 2002 and 2006. Yet how these voters and the candidates viewed one another...
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Booker’s Community Development Initiatives

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 97 –135

[For Newark and its new mayor, resolving the city’s numerous problematic urban issues proved to be a difficult feat during his first term. The one significant policy area that Booker attempted to resolve was Newark’s community development. Whether it was because the city’s residents had increased...
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The 2010 Election and Booker’s Second-Term Honeymoon

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 137 –172

[As early as fall 2008, Booker and other possible candidates were strategizing for the 2010 mayoral election. The election was a year and a half away, and it was unusual for potential mayoral candidates to consider running for office let alone begin organizing fundraisers and campaign staff that...
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Newark, Booker, and Post-Racial Reality

Wharton, Jonathan L.

Pages: 173 –190

[Although Mayor Cory Booker brought many of Newark’s longstanding urban problems to state and national attention, the city remains in a precarious place. As many voters and students of urban studies know well, it would take more than one leader to resolve all of the city’s social, economic, and...

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