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Shall We March On? An Analysis of Non-Electoral Participation in the Black Community in the Post–Civil Rights Era

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: r.swain{at}moreheadstate.edu.

	Abstract

Using data from the 1996 National Black Election Study, this study examines the extent of non-electoral activism in the post–civil rights era. Specifically looking at attending a political rally, signing a petition, attending a protest, and participating in picketing and boycotting, the author finds that membership in organizations with an African American–focused agenda and membership in community-based organizations are important facilitators of non-electoral activism among Blacks. An important finding is that, in the modern context, religiosity in the African American community works to suppress non-electoral political involvement. These findings are important because they suggest that the historical image of the Black church as an incubator of an oppositional political culture is no longer accurate.

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