ISBN: 9780313272714

This book evaluates Mississippi politics since the pivotal 1978 Connor v. Johnson decision, which replaced multi-member legislative districts with single-member districts. Mary DeLorse Co… More...

This book evaluates Mississippi politics since the pivotal 1978 Connor v. Johnson decision, which replaced multi-member legislative districts with single-member districts. Mary DeLorse Coleman examines how, after an arduous journey through the judicial system, this decision changed the profile of Mississippi politics from its domination by the agrarian elite to its integration by multi-racial representatives. The study issues a challenge to the legislature, formerly a stronghold of white leadership, to foster legislation which will erase racial and class divisions. The analysis begins with a review of black politics from 1865 to 1986, followed by an in-depth account of the Connor litigation. Attention turns to the subsequent voting actions of the Mississippi legislature and what variables predict member voting. Although Mississippi politics is the book's primary topic, Coleman demonstrates how it serves as a touchstone from which to view politics throughout the deep South and Black politics in general. A bibliography and general subject index complete the work. | Legislators Law and Public Policy by Mary Delorse Coleman Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > US History P10103, Mary Delorse Coleman<

1993, ISBN: 0313272719

Gebundene Ausgabe POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Greenwood Press]

1993, ISBN: 0313272719

Gebundene Ausgabe Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Bloomsbury 3PL]

1993, ISBN: 9780313272714

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Greenwood Press]