The Tennessee Black caucus of state legislators

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-19

  Wright, Sharon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 33748408453     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470003100101     Document Type: Article

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