Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress
Harvard University Press, 1995
Paper: 978-0-674-07616-7
Library of Congress Classification JK13231995
Dewey Decimal Classification 328.73008996073
Paper: 978-0-674-07616-7
Library of Congress Classification JK13231995
Dewey Decimal Classification 328.73008996073
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In this incisive book Carol Swain explores what strategies are most likely to lead to greater representation of black political interests. She studies the constituency relations and roll-call voting of black members of Congress from a variety of districts--historically black, newly black, heterogeneous, and primarily white--and of white members from districts with either a black majority or a significant black minority. She challenges the proposition that only African Americans can represent black interests effectively, and argues that blacks must form coalitions with white representatives to serve black needs. Swain has updated this edition with a new chapter entitled "Black Congressional Representation since 1992."
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