African American Statewide Candidates in the New South

by Mark J Rozell, Charles S Bullock III, Jeremy D Mayer, et al.

Book Overview

African American candidates for state and federal office in the United States face unique challenges, given the nation's complicated racial dynamics. To date, there have been only two elected African American governors in the country, the first elected in Virginia in 1989 and the second in Massachusetts in 2006. While Black candidates running statewide have been elected in increasing numbers in many areas of the country, there have been fewer successes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197607438
• ISBN13: 9780197607435
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"