In “The Future of Black Representation” in Fall 1995, Carol Swain warned that racial redistricting was helping Republicans. She’s still warning Democrats. Can the Republican Party successfully attract a growing percentage of the black vote? Barring new embarrassing blunders, such as the Trent Lott fiasco of a few years ago, the answer is an unequivocal […]
Carol Swain
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Race and Representation
In our new multiracial society, minorities need strategically effective coalitions.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Future of Black Representation
Good riddance to racial gerrymandering. The Supreme Court’s ruling against race as the predominant factor in districting is good news for blacks and Democrats.