1. Minority Politics and Leadership in the Civil Rights Era
... establish good relationships with the political leadership in New York City. Mayor La Guardia and the black political leadership in New York City during the Civil Rights Era were totally ineffective and counterproductive to the idea of black power according to Congressman Powell. Despite the tensions Powell faced in government at the national and local level, his true power lied in his ... to raise the discomfort level as high as possible on this subject" (Hamilton 5). Powell immediately and always defended civil rights issues and reflected the will of his constituency. He became a symbol...
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