Latinos and the Voting Rights Act : the search for racial purpose /

Latinos and the Voting Rights Act : the search for racial purpose /

This book explores congressional redistricting, the relevance of the Voting Rights Act, and the legal concept of racial purpose, focusing on the role race and racism played in the Texas redistricting process and the state's 2011Voter Identification Law. The author makes a case for the use of mi...

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Main Author: Flores, Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Subjects:
United States. > Voting Rights Act of 1965.
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States)
Apportionment (Election law) > Texas.
Hispanic Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas.
Voter registration > United States.
Minorities > Suffrage > United States.
Election districts > Texas.
Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:This book explores congressional redistricting, the relevance of the Voting Rights Act, and the legal concept of racial purpose, focusing on the role race and racism played in the Texas redistricting process and the state's 2011Voter Identification Law. The author makes a case for the use of mixed-methods research techniques in litigation research.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 291 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.
ISBN:9780739190463
0739190466

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