Congress in Black and White

2011-01-31 Political Science

Author : Christian R. Grose
Release : 2011-01-31
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Congress in Black and White written by Christian R. Grose. This book was released on 2011-01-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symbolic importance of Barack Obama's election is without question. But beyond symbolism, does the election of African-American politicians matter? Grose argues that it does and presents a unified theory of representation. Electing African-American legislators yields more federal dollars and congressional attention directed toward African-American voters. However, race and affirmative action gerrymandering have no impact on public policy passed in Congress. Grose is the first to examine a natural experiment and exceptional moment in history in which black legislators – especially in the U.S. South – represented districts with a majority of white constituents. This is the first systematic examination of the effect of a legislator's race above and beyond the effect of constituency racial characteristics. Grose offers policy prescriptions, including the suggestion that voting rights advocates, the courts, and redistricters draw 'black decisive districts', electorally competitive districts that are likely to elect African Americans.

Seattle in Black and White

2011-10-17 Social Science

Author : Joan Singler
Release : 2011-10-17
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Seattle in Black and White written by Joan Singler. This book was released on 2011-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seattle was a very different city in 1960 than it is today. There were no black bus drivers, sales clerks, or bank tellers. Black children rarely attended the same schools as white children. And few black people lived outside of the Central District. In 1960, Seattle was effectively a segregated town. Energized by the national civil rights movement, an interracial group of Seattle residents joined together to form the Seattle chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Operational from 1961 through 1968, CORE had a brief but powerful effect on Seattle. The chapter began by challenging one of the more blatant forms of discrimination in the city, local supermarkets. Located within the black community and dependent on black customers, these supermarkets refused to hire black employees. CORE took the supermarkets to task by organizing hundreds of volunteers into shifts of continuous picketers until stores desegregated their staffs. From this initial effort CORE, in partnership with the NAACP and other groups, launched campaigns to increase employment and housing opportunities for black Seattleites, and to address racial inequalities in Seattle public schools. The members of Seattle CORE were committed to transforming Seattle into a more integrated and just society. Seattle was one of more than one hundred cities to support an active CORE chapter. Seattle in Black and White tells the local, Seattle story about this national movement. Authored by four active members of Seattle CORE, this book not only recounts the actions of Seattle CORE but, through their memories, also captures the emotion and intensity of this pivotal and highly charged time in America’s history. A V Ethel Willis White Book For more information visit: http://seattleinblackandwhite.org/

Racialized Coverage of Congress

2000-06-30 Business & Economics

Author : Jeremy Zilber
Release : 2000-06-30
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Racialized Coverage of Congress written by Jeremy Zilber. This book was released on 2000-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of the causes, severity, and implications of racially stereotyped media coverage of Congress incorporates original analysis of congressional media coverage and interviews with congressional press staff. The news media often portray African-American members as being primarily interested in race, overly concerned with local matters, and wielding little legislative influence. By contrast, the images African-American members attempt to project of themselves are more complex and comprehensive than the images the media communicate. The authors offer a psychological explanation for this phenomenon, the Distribution Effect, in which those who are numerically rare in an occupation tend to be lumped together rather than treated as individuals. Their findings suggest that it is the media, rather than members of Congress, who are responsible for the racialized images that appear regularly in the press. This results in an advantage for white incumbents trying to attract votes but presents an obstacle to be overcome for African-American politicians. This study will appeal to political science, media studies, and racial studies scholars. It incorporates content analysis of the newest forum of communication, congressional Internet web sites, to disclose how white and African-American representatives in fact have similar media priorities.

Congress in Black and White

2014-05-14 African American legislators

Author : Associate Professor of Political Science Christian R Grose
Release : 2014-05-14
Genre : African American legislators
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Book Rating : 945/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Congress in Black and White written by Associate Professor of Political Science Christian R Grose. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the first systematic examination of the effect of a legislator's race above and beyond the effect of constituency racial characteristics.

Black Faces, Black Interests

2006 Political Science

Author : Carol Miller Swain
Release : 2006
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Black Faces, Black Interests written by Carol Miller Swain. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented here in an enlarged edition, Black Faces, Black Interests presents persuasive evidence that challenges the notion that only African Americans can represent black interests effectively in Congress. This pivotal work argues for black and white representatives to form coalitions to better serve their constituents.

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