Flores, Henry.

Latinos and the Voting Rights Act : The Search for Racial Purpose. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Uncovering Racial Purpose in Voting Rights Politics -- Chapter Two. In Search of Racism -- Chapter Three. Racism, the Arlington Heights Factors, and Latinos -- Chapter Four. Latino Identity, Whiteness, and Dual-Race Theory -- Chapter Five. "Do Citizens Select Legislators or Do Legislators Select Their Constituents?" -- Chapter Six. There Is a Method to This Madness -- Chapter Seven. Strategic Racism Uncovered -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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.

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United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
United States. Congress. House--Election districts.
Apportionment (Election law)--Texas.
Hispanic Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Texas.
Voter registration--United States.
Minorities--Suffrage--United States.
Election districts--Texas.


Electronic books.

KFT1620.85.A6F56

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