Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power
Moore, Leonard N.![Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/155/1550755/CHSBZCOP031550755.jpg)
As the first elected black mayor of a major U.S. city, Cleveland's Carl B. Stokes embodied the transformation of the civil rights movement from a vehicle of protest to one of black political power. In this wide-ranging political biography, now in paperback, Leonard N. Moore examines the convictions and alliances that brought Stokes to power. Stokes was committed to showing the country that an African American could be an effective political le...