No place to rest: African American political attitudes and the myth of black women’s strength

Women and Politics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1-33

  Harris Lacewell, Melissa ^a  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

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EID: 26844498107     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v23n03_01     Document Type: Article

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