A Brief and Tentative Analysis of Negro Leadership

Given Bunche's eventual rise to prominence as a black leader, and the criticism his integrationist politics engendered from black nationalists, it is particularly revealing to read this early work."--Booklist "A timely and penetrating appreciation of Ralph Bunche's benchmark study of the African American leadership class in the early decades of the last century." --David Levering Lewis, Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History, NYU "Jonathan Holloway has performed a wonderful service in editing and introducing Bunche's A Brief and Tentative Analysis of Negro Leadership. For scholars and teachers in the field it has long been a source of frustration that this material has not been available. Bunche's insights and interpretations provide an important perspective on a key moment in the shaping of modern black American politics, and Holloway's introduction very usefully situates Bunche and his analysis in the context of the time." --Adolph Reed, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of W.E.B. Du Bois and American Political Thought: Fabianism and the Color Line "Ralph Bunche's stature as one of the key African American intellectuals of the twentieth-century continues to grow. Jonathan Holloway has done a great service by bringing Bunche's unpublished work on leadership to light. Skillfully guiding the reader, Holloway's introduction and editorial notes provide a perfect balance of information and interpretation, adding much to our understanding of this important and yet often neglected figure." --Nikhil Pal Singh, author of Black is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy "This work is a welcome addition to African American studies as well as to social and cultural history." --CHOICE "Provides key insight into Black leadership at the dawn of the modern Civil Rights Movement, and forces a reconsideration of Bunche's legacy as a reformer and the historical meaning of his early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement."--Ebony