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Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the detriment of the African American community. As both parties try to attract white swing voters by distancing themselves from blacks, black voters are often ignored and left with unappealing alternati

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Competitive Parties and the "Invisibility" of Captured Groups; Chapter 3. National Party Competition and the Disenfranchisement of Black Voters in the South, 1866-1932; Chapter 4. Capture Inside the Democratic Party, 1965-1996; Chapter 5. Party Education and Mobilization and the Captured Group; Chapter 6. Black Representation in Congress

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