The color of their skin or the content of their behavior? Race and perceptions of African American legislators

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 295-314

  Haynie, Kerry L ^a  

^a Eagleton Institute of Politics   (United States)

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EID: 0040669449     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298002X200602     Document Type: Article

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