Synopses & Reviews
The Encyclopedia is the only resource available that focuses exclusively on the expanding role of minorities in U.S. politics. Containing more than 2,000 entries, this two-volume set is divided into four distinct sections covering African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It makes a broad range of information readily accessible, including historical and contemporary biographies, descriptions of major events, and coverage of important legal decisions and organizations.
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Provides an excellent overview of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American political involvment....Especially valuable for general readers and undergraduates, including technical program students.CHOICE
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...the information is authoritative, current, and informative. The set constitutes a good one-stop place for students doing research on these four groups and deserves purchase for its usefulness.The Gale Group
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This work serves as an excellent source for students and general researchers looking for useful, reliable, and readily available material on the political history and influence of the four largest racial ethnic groups in the United States.ARBA
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Only one-stop resource available that focuses exclusively on the expanding role of minorities in the U.S. politics.EMAP
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...no other reference source provides as comprehensive coverage....of the political history of these four minority groups within a single reference work....This work is highly recommended for public, high school, college, and university libraries.Reference and User Services Quarterly
About the Author
JEFFREY D. SCHULTZ is president of Jeffrey D. Schultz &Co., Inc.KERRY L. HAYNIE is an assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.ANDREW L. AOKI is chairman of the Department of Political Science at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN.
Table of Contents
Contributors for Volume 1 vii
Foreword by Helen Thomas ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xii
Part 1: African Americans 1
Introduction: African Americans and American Politics by Christopher J. Malone 3
African Americans: Entries 19
Appendixes 191
Appendix 1: Speeches and Documents 193
An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves (1807) 193 Freedom's Journal--The First Negro Newspaper (1827) 194 Antebellum Songs of the Underground Railroad 195 Emancipation Proclamation (1863) 196 Civil Rights Act (1866) 196 Civil War Amendments to the Constitution: Amendments XIII (1865), XIV (1868), and XV (1870) 197 Excerpt from Address to the People of the United States Frederick Douglass (1883) 198 The Road to Negro Progress Booker T. Washington (1893) 199 Excerpt from The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Du Bois (1903) 200 Principles of the Niagara Movement (1905) 203 Executive Order 9981 Desegregating the Armed Forces (1948) 204 The Little Rock School Crisis Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957) 204 Excerpts from the Writings of Elijah Muhammad 205
Appendix 2: African-American Organizations 208
Appendix 3: Tables 223
African-American Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 223
African-American Members of the U.S. Senate 225
Part 2: Asian Americans 227
Introduction: The Politics of Asian Americans by Don Toshiaki Nakanishi 229
Asian Americans: Entries 239
Appendixes 355
Appendix 1: Documents 357
Burlingame Treaty (1868) 357 A Letter on Chinese Immigration John Stuart Mill (1869) 357 Disgraceful Persecution of a Boy Mark Twain (1870) 358 Irwin Convention (1885) 359 Chinese Equal Rights League (1892) 360 California Alien Land Act (1920) 360 Public Law 503 (1942) 361 Executive Order 9066 (1942) 361 War Brides Act (1945) 362 Civil Liberties Act (1988) 362 Voting Rights Language Assistance Act (1992) 363
Appendix 2: Asian-American Organizations 364
Appendix 3: Tables 373
Asian-American Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 373
Asian-American Members of the U.S. Senate 373
Timeline 374
Index I-1
Contents
Contributors for Volume 2 vii
Foreword by Helen Thomas ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xii
Part 3: Hispanic Americans 399
Introduction: A Topography of Latinos in the United States: Politics, Policy, and Political Involvement by John A. Garcia 401
Hispanic Americans: Entries 413
Appendixes 537
Appendix 1: Documents 539
Texas Declaration of Independence (1836) 539 Texas Annexation Treaty (1844) 540 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) 542 A Mexican Account of the Attack on the Alamo (1849) 547 Gadsden Treaty (1853) 548 Treaty of Paris between the United States and Spain (1898) 550 Plea for New Mexican Statehood Governor Miguel A. Otero (1901) 552 Cuba Agreement (1903) 553 Constitution of Puerto Rico (1952) 554 Letter from the Santa Fe Jail Reies Lopez Tijerina (1969) 556
Appendix 2: Hispanic American Organizations 558
Appendix 3: Tables 565
Hispanic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 565
Hispanic Members of the U.S. Senate 566
Part 4: Native Americans 567
Introduction: Native Americans in American Politics by Peter P. d'Errico 569
Native Americans: Entries 581
Appendixes 721
Appendix 1: Speeches and Documents 723
The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations: The Great Binding Law, Gayanashagowa (ca. 1500) 723 Treaty of Greenville (1795) 724 Brother, the Great Spirit Has Made Us All Red Jacket (1805) 727 Farewell of Black Hawk (1832) 727 The Indians' Night Promises to Be Dark Seattle (1854) 728 We Preferred Our Own Way of Living Crazy Horse (1876) 729 I Will Fight No More Forever Chief Joseph (1877) 730 You Are Living in a New Path Sitting Bull (1880) 730 Dawes Act (1887) 730
Appendix 2: Native American Organizations 733
Appendix 3: Tables 742
Native American Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 742
Native American Members of the U.S. Senate 742
Appendix 4: Indian Tribal Entities in the United States 743
Timeline 750
Index I-1