Support for a Supreme Court affirmative action decision: A story in black and white

American Politics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-279

  Clawson, Rosalee A ^a   Waltenburg, Eric N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black press; Mass media; Public opinion; Race; Supreme Court legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144443735     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03251197     Document Type: Review

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