An analysis of the viability of free state movements in the southern black belt, 1973

Jones, Franklin D.

1973-08-01

1970-1979

The purpose of this study is to present an analysis of the free state movements that are based in or viewed as a base in the U. S. Southern Black Belt region. This dissertation attempts to explore the practicability of this nation-building strategy by identifying the basic assumptions of these strategies and analyzing several Black Belt parishes (counties) in Louisiana with a view to determining the extent to which developmental conditions in these parishes are congruent with relative theoretical assumptions of nation-building strategies. The viability of such strategies is seriously questioned by the problems of their logical consistency and failures to incorporate or understand the nature of development in the targeted area. The main sources of information were the political writings and speeches on nation-building by Black activist and social scientists; private interviews with Black elected officials of, and politically aware citizens in, the majority Black parishes in Louisiana; and census and statistical information from the national and state agencies. Other sources included unpublished theses and dissertations and general works on Louisiana and Black politics.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Atlanta University

Department of Political Science

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1973_jones_franklin_d

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