Devolution and Black State Legislators : Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-First Century

, by King-meadows, Tyson; Schaller, Thomas F.

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ISBN: 9780791467299 | 0791467295
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/30/2006

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"The Transformation of Plantation Politics explores the effects of black political exclusion, the sharecropping system, and white resistance on the Mississippi Delta's current economic and political situation. Sharon D. Wright Austin's extensive interviews with residents of the region shed light on the transformations and legacies of the Delta's political and economic institutions."--BOOK JACKET.

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List of Illustrations	ix
List of Tables	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(8)
Chapter 1 The State Link in the Chain	9	(30)
Chapter 2 Race and Representation in State Legislatures	39	(20)
Chapter 3 The Black Electoral Connection	59	(32)
Chapter 4 When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call	91	(18)
Chapter 5 The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power	109	(38)
Chapter 6 Black Legislators, Black Constituents, and the Devolution Revolution	147	(44)
Chapter 7 Nationalizing Black State Interests	191	(26)
Chapter 8 Devolutionary Dangers	217	(12)
Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2a and 3.2b	229	(4)
Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics	233	(4)
Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots	237	(2)
Notes	239	(34)
Bibliography	273	(24)
Index	297

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