African American Independent political movements

Review of In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third Party Movements in the United States by Omar Ali on An Ordinary Person "I found myself constantly bowled over by one unexpected historical insight after another on the political activity of African Americans. More than just being passive, oppressed subjects as traditional historical accounts have tended to portray them, African-Americans have a rich history of organized, anti-Establishment political activity dating back to the days of slavery and through modern times......"