In this article author Darren Rosenblum discusses the ways members of racial and sexual minority groups have been prevented from participating in government decision making due to issues of gerrymandering within the political districting system. Rosenblum discusses numerous court cases and political figures which influenced issues of representation in the 1990s.
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In this article author Darren Rosenblum discusses the ways members of racial and sexual minority groups have been prevented from participating in government decision making due to issues of gerrymandering within the political districting system. Rosenblum discusses numerous court cases and political figures which influenced issues of representation in the 1990s.
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Rosenblum, Darren.Overcoming "Stigmas": Lesbian and Gay Districts and Black Electoral Empowerment,
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