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Autore: |
Whitby Kenny J. <1953->
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Titolo: |
The color of representation : congressional behavior and Black interests / / Kenny J. Whitby
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Pubblicazione: | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2000 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
Disciplina: | 324.6/2/08996073 |
Soggetto topico: | African Americans - Civil rights - History |
African Americans - Politics and government | |
African Americans - Suffrage - History | |
Representative government and representation - United States - History | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: The Quality of Representation for African-Americans -- 2. Federal Protection of Voting Rights: The Role of Congress in the Black Struggle for the Franchise -- 3. The Quest for Equal Opportunity -- 4. The Color of Congress: The Impact of Race and the Role of Issues in Congressional Roll Call Votes -- 5. Racial Redistricting and the Representation of Black Interests -- 6. Epilogue: Black Policy Preferences, Congressional Behavior, and the Future of Representation for African-Americans -- Appendixes -- A. Description of Voting Rights Measures during Amending Phase -- B. Description of Amendments -- C. Description of Bills as They Appear in Table 14 -- Notes -- References -- Court Cases -- Index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Examines congressional responsiveness to the interests of citizens of color. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The color of representation ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-60461-9 |
9786612604614 | |
0-472-02273-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910820200203321 |
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