Title Black faces in the mirror : African Americans and their representatives in the U.S. Congress / Katherine Tate.

Imprint	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2003]
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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS
2nd FL Humanities Library Books	E185.615 .T37 2003	Available

Collation	x, 213 pages ; 24 cm
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Bibliog.	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index.
Contents	The puzzle of representation -- Black members of Congress -- The elections of Blacks to Congress -- Legislative styles and voting records -- Symbols and substance -- Blacks' evaluations of House members : does race matter? -- Descriptive representation and Black political empowerment -- Descriptive representation and trust in government -- The future of Black faces in the U.S. Congress.
Subject	African Americans -- Politics and government.
	African Americans -- Attitudes.
	African Americans -- Statistics.
	African American legislators -- Public opinion.
	Legislators -- United States -- Public opinion.
	Public opinion -- United States.
ISBN	0691091552 (alk. paper)