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The color of representation : congressional behavior and Black interests /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitby, Kenny J., 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1997]
Subjects:
African Americans > Suffrage > History.
African Americans > Civil rights > History.
African Americans > Politics and government.
United States. > Congress. > House > Voting > History.
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts > History.
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the quality of representation for African-Americans
  • Federal protection of voting rights : the role of Congress in the Black struggle for the franchise
  • The quest for equal opportunity
  • The color of Congress : the impact of race and the role of issues in congressional roll call votes
  • Racial redistricting and the representation of Black interests
  • Epilogue : Black policy preferences, congressional behavior, and the future of representation for African-Americans.