Marcus Dale Pohlmann, ph.D, is an American political scientist, author

Author

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, and professor

Professor

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. His research focuses primarily on American government and politics, specifically, African-American politics, urban politics

Urban politics in the United States

American urban politics refers to politics within cities of the United States of America. City governments, run by mayors or city councils, hold a restricted amount of governing power. State and federal governments have been granted a large portion of city governance as laid out in the U.S...

, and political economy

Political economy

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. He is a long-time professor of political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 at Rhodes College

Rhodes College

Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Originally founded by freemasons in 1848, Rhodes became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in 1855. Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,700 students pursuing bachelor's and master's...

 in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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. Pohlmann is also a coach of intercollegiate mock trial, having coached teams to four national championships, and has served as President of the American Mock Trial Association.

Selected Publications

Books

• OPPORTUNITY LOST: RACE AND POVERTY IN THE MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2008).
• BLACK POLITICS IN CONSERVATIVE AMERICA (New York, N.Y.: Sloan Publishing, 1990, 1999, 2007).
• AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT, 6 volumes (New York: Routledge Press, 2003).
• LANDMARK CONGRESSIONAL LAWS ON CIVIL RIGHTS (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002).
• RACIAL POLITICS AT THE CROSSROADS: MEMPHIS ELECTS DR. W. W. HERENTON (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996). GOVERNING *THE POSTINDUSTRIAL CITY (White Plains, N.Y.: Longman Press, 1993). POLITICAL POWER IN THE POSTINDUSTRIAL CITY (New York: Stonehill Press, 1986).

Pohlmann is also an accomplished mock trial coach. He is one of only seven coaches to be inducted into the American Mock Trial Association's Coaches Hall of Fame. He has won four National Championships as well as three national runner-up finishes. His team's currently hold several records, including the longest consecutive streak in qualifying for the National Championship. (26 Years)