04287nam 2200745Ia 450 991082036770332120240417034747.00-7914-8289-81-4237-4775-5(CKB)1000000000459173(EBL)3407745(SSID)ssj0000223884(PQKBManifestationID)11221284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223884(PQKBWorkID)10205123(PQKB)10924710(MiAaPQ)EBC3407745(OCoLC)461442315(MdBmJHUP)muse6316(Au-PeEL)EBL3407745(CaPaEBR)ebr10579168(OCoLC)923408754(DE-B1597)682442(DE-B1597)9780791482896(EXLCZ)99100000000045917320041028d2005 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitics in the new South[electronic resource] representation of African Americans in southern state legislatures /edited by Charles E. Menifield and Stephen D. Shaffer1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20051 online resource (244 p.)SUNY series in African American studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7914-6531-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index.""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""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""Winner of the 2006 V.O. Key Award presented by the Southern Political Science AssociationThis authoritative study of contemporary state legislatures in the South provides a fascinating account of how African Americans have achieved noticeable political power since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. A history of racial discrimination and one-party Democratic dominance is being supplanted by African American empowerment in a competitive two-party system. Contributors examine the evolution of the Black Caucus, the growing number of African American lawmakers, and the rise of black legislators to important leadership positions in the legislatures of each of the southern states. Roll call data on key votes from several legislative sessions in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas are analyzed.SUNY series in African American studies.African American legislatorsSouthern StatesAfrican AmericansSouthern StatesPolitics and governmentLegislative bodiesSouthern StatesRepresentative government and representationSouthern StatesState governmentsSouthern StatesSouthern StatesPolitics and government1951-Southern StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsAfrican American legislatorsAfrican AmericansPolitics and government.Legislative bodiesRepresentative government and representationState governments328.75/092/396073Menifield Charles1615531Shaffer Stephen Daryl1953-1615532MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820367703321Politics in the new South3945766UNINA