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

• Autore: Clayton Dewey M.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Garland Pub., , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.73/07347/08996073
• Soggetto topico: Apportionment (Election law) - United States; Election districts - United States; African Americans - Politics and government
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: African Americans and the politics of congressional redistricting
• ISBN: 1-135-57842-7; 1-135-57843-5; 1-280-06378-5; 0-203-00878-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783638103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Race and politics ; ; 2.; Garland reference library of social science ; ; v. 1439.