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- Title
Tim Scott to the United States Senate: Putting His Appointment and High-Profile Statewide Office Candidacy in Historical Context.
- Authors
Jeffries, Judson L.
- Abstract
The article focuses on African American Congressman Tim Scott and his appointment to the United States Senate in 2013. The author explores the history of challenges that Black political candidates face in elections for government positions and discusses the careers of the few African American governors and senators elected since reconstruction, including L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia, Edward W. Brooke III of Massachusetts, and U.S. President Barack Obama.
- Subjects
SCOTT, Tim, 1965-; AFRICAN American politicians; AFRICAN American legislators; POLITICAL activity of African Americans; HISTORY of United States elections; WILDER, Doug, 1931-; BROOKE, Edward William, 1919-2015; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-
- Publication
Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0735-8342
- Publication type
Article