The influence of african americans on congress: A Content Analysis of the Civil Rights Debates

Du Bois Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-135

  Tien, Charles ^a   Levy, Dena ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil Rights; Congress; Minority Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849127197     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X08080065     Document Type: Article

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