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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812601203321

Autore

Clayton Dewey M

Titolo

African Americans and the politics of congressional redistricting / / Dewey M. Clayton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Garland Pub., 2000

ISBN

1-135-57842-7

1-135-57843-5

1-280-06378-5

0-203-00878-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Race and politics ; ; 2

Garland reference library of social science ; ; v. 1439

Disciplina

328.73/07347/08996073

Soggetti

Apportionment (Election law) - United States

Election districts - United States

African Americans - Politics and government

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Tables and Figures; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 History of the Exclusion of Blacks from the American Political Process; CHAPTER 3 Pander, Slander, Gerrymander; CHAPTER 4 Redistricting, Round Two: North Carolina Legislators Are Required to Create a Second Majority-Minority District; CHAPTER 5 Legal Issues Surrounding North Carolina's Redistricting; CHAPTER 6 Subsequent Court Challenges in the South; CHAPTER 7 Standards of Congressional Redistricting

CHAPTER 8 Calculating Compactness in North Carolina PlansCHAPTER 9 Conclusion: The Case for Majority Black Districts Remains Compelling; BIBLIOGRAPHY; BOOKS; ARTICLES; NEWSPAPER ARTICLES; COURT CASES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; INTERVIEWS; OTHER SOURCES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the light of recent federal court cases, this book provides a detailed analysis of the historical exclusion of blacks from the American political process and the legal battles that emerged with the newly-created



white districts.