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Politics in the New South

Representation of African Americans in Southern State Legislatures

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

AvCharles E. Menifield,Stephen D. Shaffer

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Documents political advances made by African Americans in the South over the last twenty-five years.Winner of the 2006 V.O. Key Award presented by the Southern Political Science Association This authoritative study of contemporary state legislatures in the South provides a fascinating account of how African Americans have achieved noticeable political power since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. A history of racial discrimination and one-party Democratic dominance is being supplanted by African American empowerment in a competitive two-party system. Contributors examine the evolution of the Black Caucus, the growing number of African American lawmakers, and the rise of black legislators to important leadership positions in the legislatures of each of the southern states. Roll call data on key votes from several legislative sessions in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas are analyzed.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-09-01
Mått154 x 238 x 19 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in African American Studies
Antal sidor244
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791465318

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Charles E. Menifield is Associate Professor at the University of Memphis, where he teaches research methods, political statistics, budgeting and finance, and public management information systems. He is the editor of Representation of Minority Groups in the U.S.: Implications for the Twenty-first Century. Stephen D. Shaffer is Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University and the coeditor (with Dale Krane) of Mississippi Government and Politics: Modernizers versus Traditionalists.

TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments 1. An Introduction to Southern Legislative CoalitionsStephen D. Shaffer, Charles E. Menifield, Peter W.Wielhouwer and Keesha M. Middlemass 2. African Americans in the Arkansas General Assembly: 1972–1999Janine A. Parry and William Miller 3. African Americans in the Contemporary Florida LegislatureSteven Tauber 4. Black Representation in GeorgiaPeter W.Wielhouwer and Keesha M. Middlemass 5. Representation of African Americans in the Contemporary Mississippi LegislatureStephen D. Shaffer and Charles E. Menifield 6. Cohesiveness and Diversity among Black Members of the Texas State LegislatureMichelle G. Briscoe 7. An Overview of African American Representation in Other Southern StatesCharles E. Menifield, Stephen D. Shaffer and Brandi J. Brassell 8. Politics in the New South: Looking AheadCharles E. Menifield, Stephen D. Shaffer and Barbara A. Patrick ReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndex