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Article: Opinion: Barriers To Building New Political Party
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- Oakland Post
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- June 15, 1994
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Ron Daniels
Oakland Post
06-15-1994
Opinion: Barriers To Building New Political Party.
While there is growing sentiment in Black America in support of the concept of a black political party my own experiences with this proposition suggests that the task of translating concept into reality can be extremely difficult. First, there is the internal problem of deciding on the nature of such a party, the political direction it should take and the political program the party will pursue. With so many conflicting ideologies within the black community attempting to create a consensus can lead to paralysis. A new political party cannot be conservative, moderate, liberal and progressive at the same ...