Jesse Jackson And The Politics Of Charisma: The Rise And Fall Of The Push/excel Program - Paperback

by Ernest R. House (Author)

This book is about Jesse Jackson's PUSH/Excel program--a national campaign in urban schools to save the American black youths, to get them off drugs and motivate them to become successful. It discusses the drama of misunderstandings, suspicions, soaring aspirations, and steep disillusionment.