The New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, 1970-1988

L, Judson, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History

The New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, 1970-1988

INTRODUCTION

Little scholarly attention has been devoted to individual American state legislatures. The amount, as well as, quality of scholarship certainly pales in comparison to the literature devoted to the Congress. Even less attention has been given to the nature of minority participation in American state legislatures. This is due partly because state minority caucuses are for the most part new, informal, low in prestige and visibility, and short on influence. However, as conditions for ethnic and racial minorities have worsened and state legislatures are granted more power (by Congress and the …

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Publication information: Article title: The New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, 1970-1988. Contributors: L, Judson - Author. Journal title: Afro-Americans in New York Life and History. Volume: 24. Issue: 1 Publication date: January 31, 2000. Page number: 7. © 2007 Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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