Background
Conyers, James E. was born on March 6, 1932 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Son of Emmett C. and Crenella C. (Clinkscales) Conyers.
( Presents the first nationwide profile of black American...)
Presents the first nationwide profile of black Americans (over 3,500) who now hold elective governmental office. The book is based upon a questionnaire survey of black elected officials together with a comparison survey of white men and women elected to similar types of offices in the same geographical region. The inclusion of extensive quotations from interviews with thirty-four black elected officials adds realism, depth, and insight to the quantitative analysis. The authors interrelate fresh and meaningful information on the political ideologies and motivations of black officials, their perceived political impacts, and expectations for the future. Presents the first nationwide profile of black Americans (over 3,500) who now hold elective governmental office. The book is based upon a questionnaire survey of black elected officials together with a comparison survey of white men and women elected to similar types of offices in the same geographical region. The inclusion of extensive quotations from interviews with thirty-four black elected officials adds realism, depth, and insight to the quantitative analysis. The authors interrelate fresh and meaningful information on the political ideologies and motivations of black officials, their perceived political impacts, and expectations for the future.
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Conyers, James E. was born on March 6, 1932 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Son of Emmett C. and Crenella C. (Clinkscales) Conyers.
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Morehouse College, 1954. Master of Arts in Sociology, Altanta University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Washington State University, 1962.
Instructor Le Moyne College College, Memphis, 1955-1956. Teaching fellow Washington State University, Pullman, 1958-1962. Assistant professor sociology Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1962-1964.
Associate professor sociology Atlanta (Georgia) University, 1964-1968. Full professor sociology Indiana State University, Terre Haute, since 1968. Selection committee National Fellowship Fund, Atlanta, 1973-1978.
Member advisory panel for sociology National Science Foundation, Washington, 1975-1977. Member, predoctoral fellow National Research Council, Washington, 1994-1995.
( Presents the first nationwide profile of black American...)
Board member Terre Haute (Indiana) Symphony Association, 1979-1985. Vice president West Central Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 1986-1987. Member American Sociological Association, North Central Society Association (council 1991), Association Social and Behavioral Sciences (president 1970-1971, W.E.B. DuBois award 1981), Association Black Sociologists (president 1973-1974, Distinguished Scholar award 1994), Young Men Civic Club, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life member).
Married Joan L. Farris, June 6, 1956 (divorced November 1978). Children: Judy Y., James E. Junior, Jennifer J.