Devolution and Black State Legislators: Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-First Century

In: SUNY Series in African American Studies

Abstract

Intro -- Devolution and Black State Legislators -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The State Link in the Chain -- 2. Race and Representation in State Legislatures -- 3. The Black Electoral Connection -- 4. When Identity and Constituency Collide at Roll Call -- 5. The Institutionalization of Black State Legislative Power -- 6. Black Legislators, Black Constituents, and the Devolution Revolution -- 7. Nationalizing Black State Interests -- 8. Devolutionary Dangers -- Appendix A: Underlying Data for Figures 3.2aand 3.2b -- Appendix B: Trends in AFDC/TANF Recipient Characteristics -- Appendix C: Methods for Reexamining Sticks and Carrots -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.