African-American Legislators Post-Katrina: Race, Representation, and Voting Rights Issues in the Louisiana House
Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the number of African- Americans competing for and holding state legislative offices has increased significantly. Their growth is most notable in southern state legislatures. A growing number of studies have been devoted to African-America...
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ScholarWorks@UNO
2007
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/608 http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1608&context=td |