The color of representation : congressional behavior and Black interests / Kenny J. Whitby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitby, Kenny J., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Politics and government.

African Americans--Suffrage--History.

Representative government and representation--United States--History.

Representative government and representation.

United States. Congress. House--Election districts--History.

United States.

United States. Congress. House--Voting--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines congressional responsiveness to the interests of citizens of color.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1. Introduction: The Quality of Representation for African-Americans

2. Federal Protection of Voting Rights: The Role of Congress in the Black Struggle for the Franchise

3. The Quest for Equal Opportunity

4. The Color of Congress: The Impact of Race and the Role of Issues in Congressional Roll Call Votes

5. Racial Redistricting and the Representation of Black Interests

6. Epilogue: Black Policy Preferences, Congressional Behavior, and the Future of Representation for African-Americans

Appendixes

A. Description of Voting Rights Measures during Amending Phase

B. Description of Amendments

C. Description of Bills as They Appear in Table 14

Notes

References

Court Cases

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60461-9

9786612604614

0-472-02273-3

OCLC:

651657306