Black Faces in the Mirror: African Americans and Their Representatives in the U.S. Congress
One ofChoice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy Best Book Award, American Political Science AssociationWinner of the 2004-2005 V.O. Key Book Award, Southern Political Science AssociationCo-Winner of the 2005 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists"A thorough, thoughtful, and sophisticated discussion of the evidence. . . . [Tate] has combined theory, hard data, and real-world politics to produce a concise and interesting work on an important issue. This scholarly yet very readable book is a must-read for students of Congress or minority group politics."--Choice"A major contribution to the field of Congressional Studies and black politics."--Lewis A. Randolph,Journal of African American History