David Stephenson, Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd: Governance and the Welsh Princes. 2nd ed. (Studies in Welsh History 5.) Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2014. Pp. liv, 257; 2 black-and-white figures and 1 map. £24.99. ISBN: 978-1-78316-004-4.

Speculum ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 898-900
Author(s):  
Frederick Suppe
Keyword(s):  
Political Power ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Welsh History

Our Boastings of Liberty and Equality Are Mere Mockeries

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Myers Asch ◽  
George Derek Musgrove
Keyword(s):  
American Politics ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Political Power ◽  
War Of 1812 ◽  
Veto Power ◽  
Race Riot ◽  
Local Council ◽  
Black And White ◽  
National Leaders ◽  
The City

This chapter shows how, in the decades after the War of 1812, slavery and the slave trade in the city invited domestic and international criticism as the movement to abolish slavery focused its efforts on the District. As abolitionism became a national force in American politics in the 1830s, the national battle over slavery was waged in large part in and about the nation’s capital, and local abolitionists, black and white, actively challenged slavery within the city itself. Washington became the national battleground over slavery not only because it was the seat of government but also because of the city’s political impotence. Because Congress had veto power over any legislation passed by the city’s local council, national leaders could (and did) use Washington as a pawn in their political power struggles. Escalating political and racial tensions erupted in an 1835 race riot that concludes the chapter.

The Influence of Race on Rezoning Decisions: Equality of Treatment in Black and White Census Tracts, 1955–1980

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dudley S. Hinds ◽  
Nicholas Ordway
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Black Representation ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Black And White ◽  
White Neighborhoods ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Rejection Rates

As municipal zoning is political in nature, the equality of zoning protection provided among black and white neighborhoods should be expected to be sensitive to changes in relative political power over time. This article examines the rejection rates for rezoning applications over time in predominantly white and predominantly black census tracts in Atlanta, Georgia. It identifies inequality of treatment as between heavily white and heavily black tracts during a period of no black representation among elected city officials and equality of treatment during a later period when blacks were substantially represented in government.

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