The “New Breed” of Black Mayors in the South: An Exploratory Study.
A study explored the factors that led the black electorate to vote for the “new breed” of black mayor in the American South in the late 20th and early 21st century. Data were obtained from a sample of black registered voters in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2002, when the mayoral runoff election was a...
| Publicado en: | Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Southern Studies Institute
Spring/Summer 2007
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| Sumario: | A study explored the factors that led the black electorate to vote for the “new breed” of black mayor in the American South in the late 20th and early 21st century. Data were obtained from a sample of black registered voters in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2002, when the mayoral runoff election was an open-seat race between black candidate Ray Nagin and white candidate Richard Pennington. Findings revealed two things: that black voters with a higher socioeconomic position favored the new breed black candidate; and that black voters expressed a preference for a mayor with a business background. Findings are discussed in detail. |
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