Black Voting during the Civil Rights Movement: A Micro-Level Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Beyerlein, Kraig; Andrews, Kenneth T.
Titel	Black Voting during the Civil Rights Movement: A Micro-Level Analysis
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 87 (2008) 1, S.65-93 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	African American Community; Civil Rights; Voting; Social Change; Social Capital; Citizen Participation; Advocacy; Activism; African American Attitudes; African American History; African American Influences; Political Attitudes; Regional Characteristics; Performance Factors; Barriers; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Abstimmung; Sozialer Wandel; Sozialkapital; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Regionaler Faktor; Leistungsindikator; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This article examines why some black Southerners but not others were politically active during the early stages of the civil rights movement. Using a survey of more than 600 black Southerners in 1961, we investigate whether perceptions about opportunity or threat, politicized social capital and individual orientations toward social change shaped voting in the 1960 Presidential election. Perceptions of solidarity in the black community and repression against politically active blacks encourage voting, while the perception of white support for integration does not. Participating in civic and religious organizations and discussing politics with friends and co-workers (but not family members) increase the likelihood of voting. Our findings extend political opportunity and social capital theories in important ways while offering new insights into this historically important case of civic engagement. (Contains 2 tables and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10