Presidential Leadership and African Americans examines the leadership styles of eight American presidents and shows how the decisions made by each of these leaders impacted the lives and life chances of the country's African American citizens.

Series Editor Foreword Preface Introduction: Presidential Leadership and the American Dilemma 1. George Washington 2. Thomas Jefferson 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. Ulysses S. Grant 5. Theodore Roosevelt 6. Woodrow Wilson 7. Harry S. Truman 8. Lyndon B. Johnson Conclusion: The Last Half Century Index

George R. Goethals, PhD, is the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science. He is also a member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.