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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451808903321

Titolo

Politics in the new South [[electronic resource] ] : representation of African Americans in southern state legislatures / / edited by Charles E. Menifield and Stephen D. Shaffer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7914-8289-8

1-4237-4775-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in African American studies

Altri autori (Persone)

MenifieldCharles

ShafferStephen Daryl <1953->

Disciplina

328.75/092/396073

Soggetti

African American legislators - Southern States

African Americans - Southern States - Politics and government

Legislative bodies - Southern States

Representative government and representation - Southern States

State governments - Southern States

Electronic books.

Southern States Politics and government 1951-

Southern States Race relations Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Politics in the New South: Representation of African Americans in Southern State Legislatures""; ""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. An Introduction to Southern Legislative Coalitions""; ""2. African Americans in the Arkansas General Assembly: 1972�1999*""; ""3. African Americans in the Contemporary Florida Legislature""; ""4. Black Representation in Georgia*""; ""5. Representation of African Americans in the Contemporary Mississippi Legislature""; ""6. Cohesiveness and Diversity among Black Members of the Texas State Legislature""

""7. An Overview of African American Representation in Other Southern States""""8. Politics in the New South: Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F"";



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