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

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.75/092/396073
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Politics and government 1951-; Southern States Race relations Political aspects
• Altri autori: MenifieldCharles ShafferStephen Daryl <1953->
• 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: 1972â€?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""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Politics in the new South
• ISBN: 0-7914-8289-8; 1-4237-4775-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820367703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in African American studies.