Word: exploitâ
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Dates: during 1967-1967
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From Bruce until Brooke, Negro politics have been almost totally ghettoized. Negro candidates have had no choice but to accept?and exploit???residential segregation as their only viable route to political power. New York City Democrats have consistently rejected Negro candidates except in districts at least 50% black. Nationwide, the number of Negroes in elective office is increasing, but the pattern of Negro officeholders from Negro constituencies has scarcely changed. In 1966, six Negroes were elected to the House?all from heavily Negro districts. There are 154 Negroes among the nation's 7,600 state legislators, compared with...