Concordance: Black Lawmaking in the U.S. Congress from Carter to Obama

by Katherine Tate

Book Overview

During the height of the civil rights movement, Blacks were among the most liberal Americans. Since the 1970s, however, increasing representation in national, state, and local government has brought about a more centrist outlook among Black political leaders. Focusing on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Katherine Tate studies the ways in which the nation's most prominent group of Black legislators has developed politically. Organized in 1971,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472119052
• ISBN13: 9780472119059
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"