Black Election Research Articles

“Creatures of Mimic and Imitation”: The Liberty Tree, Black Elections, and the Politicization of African Ceremonial Space in Revolutionary Newport, Rhode Island

Research Article| October 01 2007 “Creatures of Mimic and Imitation”: The Liberty Tree, Black Elections, and the Politicization of African Ceremonial Space in Revolutionary Newport, Rhode Island Edward E. Andrews Edward E. Andrews Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Radical History Review (2007) 2007 (99): 121–139. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-2007-006 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Edward E. Andrews; “Creatures of Mimic and Imitation”: The Liberty Tree, Black Elections, and the Politicization of African Ceremonial Space in Revolutionary Newport, Rhode Island. Radical History Review 1 October 2007; 2007 (99): 121–139. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-2007-006 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsRadical History Review Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. MARHO: The Radical Historians' Organization, Inc.2007 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting: minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and blacks to city councils

Race, ethnicity, and the politics of city redistricting: minority-opportunity districts and the election of Hispanics and blacks to city councils

Status Report on Probe of Election Practices in Florida During The 2000 Presidential Election

(2001). Status Report on Probe of Election Practices in Florida During The 2000 Presidential Election. The Black Scholar: Vol. 31, Black Election: 2000, pp. 2-5.

Criminal Archetypes in the 2000 Presidential Election: How Black Votes Were Stolen

(2001). Criminal Archetypes in the 2000 Presidential Election: How Black Votes Were Stolen. The Black Scholar: Vol. 31, Black Election: 2000, pp. 30-32.

Bushed, Bothered and Bamboozled

(2001). Bushed, Bothered and Bamboozled. The Black Scholar: Vol. 31, Black Election: 2000, pp. 14-17.

The changing impact of electoral structure on black representation in the South, 1970-1996

For many years voting rights litigation has focused on elimination of at-large elections and the creation of "majority-minority" districts - election districts where a majority of the electorate are racial/ethnic minorities. Numerous studies have analyzed the impact of district elections on minority representation, particularly the election of blacks in the South. Most of these studies have focused on a single time period, comparing the ratio of black representatives to black population across cities with different electoral schemes. The present study combines data from six different data sets to produce a panel of data covering five distinct time periods over a 26 year span. Cross-sectional estimates of the effect of district elections in each time period are compared to determine how the efficacy of district elections has changed over time. To control for possible selection bias, inter-temporal models of the impact of changes in election structure on changes in representation are also estimated.

Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress, by Carol M. Swain

How does congress represent the interests of American Americans? Must blacks be represented by blacks to be properly heard? How do members of Congress respond to the needs of blacks in their districts, and what do congressional voting records reveal? In this incisive book Carol Swain examines the problems of representing the interests of African Americans by studying the constituency relations and roll-call voting of black members of congress from a variety of districts - historically black, newly black, heterogeneous, and primarily white-and of white members from districts with either a black majority or a significant black minority. Included are analyses of well-known figures such as William Gray, Ron Dellums, Lindy Boggs, and Peter Rodino as well as others such as Mike Espy, Mississippi's first black member of Congress since Reconstruction; Robin Tallon, a white moderate from South Carolina who has succeeded in winning broad support among blacks; and Alan Wheat, a black serving a Missouri district that is 80 percent white. What strategies, Swain asks, are most likely to lead to greater representation of black interests? She challenges the proposition that only African Americans can represent black interests effectively, and shows that creating additional black-majority districts is in any case a limited possibility. She contends that an increase in the number of black representatives in the near future can come only from the election of blacks in predominantly nonblack districts. In addition, she argues, blacks must form coalitions with white representatives to serve black needs. BLACK FACES, BLACK INTERESTS is a major contribution to our understanding of the capacity of the Americanpolitical system to respond to the varied and complex interests of African Americans. Scholars and others interested in public affairs will discover valuable lessons for the future in black politics, campaigning, the workings of Congress, minority voting rights, and representati

Choices in redistricting and electoral outcomes: the case of Mobile, Alabama

Evidence that multi-member electoral, districts hinder the election of minorities and that contests in these districts with racial bloc-voting prevent black electoral success has led to numerous legal attempts to declare this electoral system unconstitutional in the United States. A gradual substitution of multi-member by single-member districts in Northern states has been accompanied by use of the Voting Rights Act to end multi-member districting in the South. Mobile's electoral system has been the major test case over the past seven years. A recent judicial decision declaring the system unconstitutional will probably result in the imposition of single-member districts. All possible feasible solutions to the districting problem are computed and black electoral success computed for each outcome. The modal choice is clearly one black majority out of three districts. A choice of compact districts would increase black electoral prospects. Simulation of the residential distribution of the black population confirms that more segregated spatial arrangements provide greater electoral prospects and safer black seats. The evaluation of the impact of a change in electoral structure on the election of blacks within the framework of all possible outcomes to the districting problem is supported.

The Election of Blacks in the South: Preconditions and Consequences

The Election of Blacks in the South: Preconditions and Consequences