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Probably the most politically important generational differences among African Americans are in the area of partisanship and political participation. Younger African Americans are significantly less attached to the Democratic Party than African Americans over fifty years old, and their levels of political involvement are considerably lower than their elders. Furthermore, they hold several beliefs, quite different from those of dieir parents and grandparents, that account for their diminished political involvement.
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© 2009 Manning Marable and Kristen Clarke
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Bositis, D.A. (2009). The Political Orientations of Young African Americans. In: Marable, M., Clarke, K. (eds) Barack Obama and African American Empowerment. The Critical Black Studies Series. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230103290_7
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