Sekou Franklin is a professor in the department of political science and international relations at Middle Tennessee State University. His research focuses on American politics and government, African American politics, racial and ethnic politics, American and comparative social movements and citizen participation, and urban politics. He is the author of After the Rebellion: Black Youth, Social Movement Activism, and the Post-Civil Rights Generation and the co-author of Losing Power: African Americans and Racial Polarization in Tennessee Politics. He also edited the State of Blacks in Middle Tennessee. Currently, he is the president of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. (His website)
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