1st Edition

Race, Voting, Redistricting and the Constitution Sources and Explorations of the Fifteenth Amendment

Edited By Marsha Darling
1248 Pages
by Routledge

Political redistricting is one of the most controversial issues in contemporary American society. The practice of shaping voting districts to enhance the political representation of minorities at all levels of government emerged as a legal remedy for redressing the systematic historical exclusion of minority political representation. It continues to have vocal and active defenders and detractors... Read more
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Biography

Marsha Darling holds a doctorate of law. She has taught history at Georgetown University and is currently director of the African American Studies Department at Adelphi University in New York.