African Americans' congressional careers and the democratic house delegation

Journal of Politics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 831-845

  Gerber, Alan ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030518582     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960449     Document Type: Article

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