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Black Elected Officials Study of Black Americans Holding Government Office / James E. Conyers, Walter L. Wallace.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conyers, James E., 1932-
- Series:
- Publications of Russell Sage Foundation.
- Publications of Russell Sage Foundation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Local officials and employees--United States.
- Local officials and employees.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1976.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presents the first nationwide profile of black Americans (over 3,500) who now hold elective governmental office.The book is based upon a questionnaire survey of black elected officials together with a comparison survey of white men and women elected to similar types of offices in the same geographical region.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgmnets; Chapter 1. Blacks Elected to Government: A ""Second Reconstruction""?; Chapter 2. Political Beliefs and Motivations for Seeking Office; Chapter 3. Personal Background and Social Setting; Chapter 4. Sex Differences; Chapter 5. Who Helped Elect Them and Why; Chapter 6. Perceived Impact and Expected Future; Chapter 7. Conclusions; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 161-162.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781610441308
- 1610441303
- OCLC:
- 907642604
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