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Governance by Decree: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act in Dallas (Studies in Government and Public Policy) (Studies in Government & Public Policy)
Ruth P. Morgan
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Paperback. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. This text examines its effect on local governance over forty years in Dallas. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally was intended to prohibit barriers to black registration and voting, has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. To advance its objective, federal courts instructed many cities to change from at-large to single-member district electoral systems as a way to ensure that minorities had a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice. In the first book to critique the implementation of this landmark legislation in a major American city, ... Read more
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally was intended to prohibit barriers to black registration and voting, has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. To advance its objective, federal courts instructed many cities to change from at-large to single-member district electoral systems as a way to ensure that minorities had a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice. In the first book to critique the implementation of this landmark legislation in a major American city, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Government and Public Policy
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700613076
SKU
V9780700613076
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About Ruth P. Morgan
Ruth P. Morgan has been active in the Dallas community in political events for forty years. She is provost emeritus and professor emeritus at Southern Methodist University and author of The President and Civil Rights: Policy-Making by Executive Order.
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