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Chapter Two: African Americans and Democracy
In order to effectively understand the role, purpose, and potential power of African Americans in the American political system, it is important to establish a clearly defined framework that details the tenets, structures, and systems that influence and shape democracy in America. To be certain, there are several tenets that shape American democracy. By democracy, we refer to a system of government (a hierarchical system of decision and policy-making that maintains societal order through mutually beneficial systems wherein citizens consent to be governed through representatives) whereby “We the People” elect men and women to serve as proxies of political, economic, and sociocultural interest.
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Kendra King's text provides a deep understanding of the hopes and dreams of a population often left on the outside of American democracy.