Redistricting and Minority Representation: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future
Redistricting and Minority Representation brings together expert research and analysis of the past and present status of minority representation as influenced by the effects of redistricting and the changes that need to be made. It begins with an examination of the success of black candidates in white majority districts in 1996 elections, as well as the changing face of southern politics; then moves into a study of Hispanic representation which becomes more important as the Hispanic...
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Redistricting and Minority Representation brings together expert research and analysis of the past and present status of minority representation as influenced by the effects of redistricting and the changes that need to be made.
ForewordList of figures and tablesIntroduction1Ch. 1The future of majority-minority districts and black and Hispanic legislative representation9Ch. 2Latino voters and redistricting in the new millennium43Ch. 3The realist's guide to redistricting: avoiding the legal pitfalls105Ch. 4Prospects for black representation after Miller v Johnson161Commentary 1The impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on racial representation183Commentary 2An optimist's view of minority representation195Commentary 3Reflections and projections201About the authors and commentators213
