Losing power : African Americans and racial polarization in Tennessee politics /

Losing Power investigates the complex relationship between racial polarization, black political influence and multiracial coalitions in Tennessee in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Sekou M. Franklin and Ray Block examine the divide in values, preferences and voting behaviors between bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franklin, Sekou M. (Author), Block, Ray, Jr (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • THE DEEP ROOTS OF POLARIZATION IN TENNESSEE
  • Race and Polarization
  • Black Politics in Tennessee from the
  • Antebellum Period to the Twenty-First Century
  • REALIGNMENT OF PARTISAN POLITICS IN TENNESSEE
  • Race, Electoral Realignment, and Polarization
  • The Legislative Behavior of
  • Tennessee's Black Lawmakers
  • RACE AND POLARIZATION IN RECENT TENNESSEE POLITICS: THE ISSUES
  • The Racial Politics of Tax and Spending Policies
  • The Rise and Fall of TennCare
  • Immigration and the New Tennesseans
  • Controversies and Conflicts over Sentencing
  • Policies and the Death Penalty.