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The color of representation : congressional behavior and Black interests /

The central domestic issue in the United States over the long history of this nation has been the place of the people of color in American society. One aspect of this debate is how African-Americans are represented in Congress. Kenny J. Whitby examines congressional responsiveness to black interests...

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Основен автор: Whitby, Kenny J., 1953-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2000.
Издание: 1st pbk. ed.
Предмети:
United States. > Congress. > House > Voting > History.
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts > History.
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts > History > Voting > History.
United States. > Congress. > House.
African Americans > Suffrage > History.
African Americans > Civil rights > History.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Suffrage.
Election districts.
Representative government and representation.
Voting registers.
United States > .
Electronic books.
History
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Подобни документи: Print version:: Color of representation.
Съдържание:
  • Introduction : the quality of representation for African-Americans
  • Federal protection of voting rights : the role of Congress in the Black struggle for the franchise
  • The quest for equal opportunity
  • The color of Congress : the impact of race and the role of issues in congressional roll call votes
  • Racial redistricting and the representation of Black interests
  • Epilogue : Black policy preferences, congressional behavior, and the future of representation for African-Americans.

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