Conclusion
Black officeholders in local governments in the rural South have not had significant success in reordering the priorities of the bodies on which they serve and they have enjoyed only limited success in increasing the black community’s share of benefits and services within the constraints of present priorities. Given their acute minority status this may be understandable.
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Jones, M.H. Black officeholding and political development in the rural south. The Review of Black Political Economy 6, 375–407 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02689595
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