The color of representation : congressional behavior and Black interests /

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Kenny J. Whitby explores how African-Americans are represented in Congress by focusing on the influence of African-American constituents on the policy-making behavior of members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The author uses the topics of voting rights, civil rights, and racial based redistri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whitby, Kenny J., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House > Voting > History.
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts > History.
United States. > Congress. > House.
African Americans > Suffrage > History.
African Americans > Civil rights > History.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
Noirs américains > Suffrage > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis > Histoire.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Suffrage.
Election districts.
Representative government and representation.
Voting registers.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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