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Black Faces, Black Interests
The Representation of African Americans in Congress
Black Faces, Black Interests
The Representation of African Americans in Congress
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Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association; the D.B. Hardeman Prize for the best scholarly work on Congress from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation; and co-winner of the V.O. Key Award from the Southern Political Science Association; Selected by Library Choice Journal as one of seven "Outstanding Academic Books of 1994"
Through analysis of both black and white members of Congress, Black Faces, Black Interests challenges the proposition that only African Americans can represent black interests effectively and argues for black and white representatives to form coalitions to better serve their constituents. Since its publication in 1993, this book has been cited three times by the U.S. Supreme Court and has spawned numerous studies of minority representation. This enlarged edition features a new chapter entitled "Black Congressional Representation since 1992."
Table of Contents
Part 2 I. The Context: 1. The Representation of Black Interests in Congress; 2. Tracing the Footsteps of Blacks on the Hill
Part 3 II. Black Representatives: 3. Black Representatives of Historically Black Districts; 4. Black Representatives of Newly Black Districts; 5. Black Representatives of Heterogeneous Districts; 6. Black Representatives of Majority-White Districts
Part 4 III. White Representatives: 7. White Representatives of Minority-Black Districts; 8. White Representatives of Majority-Black Districts
Part 5 IV. Implications: 9. Strategies for Increasing Black Representation of Blacks; 10. The Future of Black Congressional Representation; 11. Black Congressional Representation since 1992
Chapter 6 Appendix A. Research Methods
Chapter 7 Appendix B. Campaign Finance 1980-1990
Chapter 8 Appendix C. Legislative Records of All Black Representatives, 100th Congress
Chapter 9 Notes
Chapter 10 Index
Product details
| Published | Apr 05 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 310 |
| ISBN | 9780761834076 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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