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

Publication Info.	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2003]
	©2003

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	E185.615 .T37 2003	Available	---

Description	x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	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 -- Politics and government.
	African Americans -- Attitudes.
	African Americans -- Attitudes.
	African Americans -- Statistics.
	African Americans.
Genre/Form	Statistics.
Subject	African American legislators -- Public opinion.
	African American legislators.
	Public opinion.
	Legislators -- United States -- Public opinion.
	Legislators.
	United States.
	Public opinion -- United States.
Genre/Form	Statistics.
ISBN	0691091552 alkaline paper