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Black vote could reshape Syracuse city politics
The piece argues that Democratic establishment reliance on black voters risks a grassroots surge by 1988. It traces turnout shifts from 1984 to 1985, notes local black campaigns by Charles Anderson and Clarence Dunham, and discusses reactions to Jesse Jackson, Reagan, and party dynamics. It highlights leadership, coalition building with Latinos, and calls for unity to elect more black officials.
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Stephens
Ronald Reagan
Syracuse
Democratic Party
Jesse Jackson
Charles Anderson
Clarence Dunham
South Ave
Tom Young
Kofi Quaye
Heritage Newsmagazine
Beranuse
Jackson
Rainbow Coalition
Black Leadership Congress
Joseph Nicoletti
Nicoletti
Joe
James DuPree
Southwest Center
Young
City Hall
Larry Howard
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Howard
South State Street
West Side
Liverpool
South Africa
Southwest Community Center
Larry Briggs
Dong
Quaye
GOP
Reagan
Roy) Bernardi
Garnell Gladden
Shennard Street Boys Club
LeRoy Holloway
South Side
George Wortley
Congress
Wortley
Syracuse University
Upstate
New York
Lee Alexander
Buffalo
Democratic Committee
Theresa McCarthy
Anderson
James
Jim McCarthy
Onondaga County
Sid Oglesby
Common Council
McCarthy
van Robinson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Syra
Nck