Sociology of race and ethnicity

Congress in Black and White

• Christian R. Grose

Does the election of African-American politicians matter? Electing black legislators yields more federal dollars and congressional attention directed toward African-Americans. However, race and affirmative action gerrymandering have no impact on policy outcomes in Congress. Grose is the first to examine an exceptional moment in history in which black legislators – especially in the U.S. South – represented white-majority districts.

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