Racing through the halls of congress: The Black Nod as an Adaptive Strategy for Surviving in a Raced Institution

Du Bois Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 165-187

  Jones, James R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive Strategy; Black Nod; Boundary Work; Congress; Cultural Repertoires; Raced Political Institution; Recognition; Social Invisibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016305810     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X16000369     Document Type: Article

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