The last plantation : racism and resistance in the halls of Congress /

The last plantation : racism and resistance in the halls of Congress /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jones, James R., 1987- author.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2024]
Description:	1 online resource ( xix, 223 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Congress -- Officials and employees. United States. -- Congress -- Officials and employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. United States. -- Congress African American legislative employees. Service industries workers -- United States. Racism in the workplace -- United States. Employee rights -- United States. African American legislative employees Employee rights Employees Labor laws and legislation Racism in the workplace Service industries workers United States
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13482114

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Racism and resistance in the halls of Congress
ISBN:	9780691223643 0691223645 9780691223636
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2024).
Other form:	Print version: Jones, James R., 1987- Last plantation Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2024 9780691223636

Table of Contents:

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1: Do as I Say Not as I Do: How Congress Remains above the Law
Chapter 2: Climbing the Hill: The Burden of Race, Class, and Social Networks
Chapter 3: The Nod: Making Blackness Visible
Chapter 4: A Seat at the Table: Why Racial Representation Matters
Chapter 5: Black Capital: Fixing the Problem from the Inside
Chapter 6: What Congress Should Look Like
Notes
References
Index