Promises of Power: A Political Autobiography

Authors

Carl B. Stokes

Files

Description

For a brief time in Cleveland, I was the man of power. I had what no black man in this country has had before: direct control of the government of a predominantly white population. That power came to me because I seized a situation that had made me seem like a savior to men who ordinarily look on blacks as an alien and vaguely dangerous force. –Excerpt from chapter 1 “Big Man, Little Man.” Other chapters include “How to Get Elected by White People,” Carl Junior,” "The Media,” “The Police,” and “The Future of Black Politics.” Carl B. Stokes was the 51^st Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and the brother of the late Congressman Louis Stokes. Original publication date 1973.

ISBN

ISBN-13:978-1-936323-24-1, ISBN-10: 1-936323-24-9

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

MSL Academic Endeavors

City

Cleveland

Keywords

Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, Politics, biography

Disciplines

History | United States History

Comments

The original print version was published in 1973. New York: Simon and Shuster.

Redistributed digitally by the Cleveland Memory Project and MSL Academic Endeavors in 2015.

Recommended Citation

Stokes, Carl B., "Promises of Power: A Political Autobiography" (2015). Cleveland Memory. 27.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevmembks/27

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