American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal
Freedom Author(s): Hanes Walton Jr., Robert C. Smith Through the
use of two interrelated themes—the idea of universal freedom and
the concept of minority-majority coalitions—this text
demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States
affected the founding of the Republic and its political
institutions and processes. The authors show that through the
quest for their own freedom in the United States, African
Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms for all
Americans (Pearson). Year of Publication: 2012 Volume Number:
6th edition