Bill sponsorship and intraracial voting among African American representatives

American Politics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-109

  Whitby, Kenny J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036102737     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X02030001004     Document Type: Article

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