Budget Woes and Partisan Politics Block Election Reform

Budget Woes and Partisan Politics Block Election Reform By Lisa Rab Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 6-13 Despite the initial scramble to introduce legislation responding to the election chaos in Florida, very few Southern states passed comprehensive election reform

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A Closer Look: The Florida and Georgia Experiences

A Closer Look: The Florida and Georgia Experiences By Catherine Wall Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 14-17 The 2001 state legislative sessions witnessed very little progress towards comprehensive election reform. Only two southern states–Florida and Georgia–passed meaningful legislation to

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Many Birminghams: Taking Segregationists Seriously

Many Birminghams: Taking Segregationists Seriously Reviewed by David J. Garrow Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001 pp. 26-32 REVIEWS Diane McWhorter, Carry Me Home, Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2001. Charles

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