{"id":511,"date":"2016-07-31T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/?p=511"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:34:43","slug":"twists-of-fate-multiracial-coalitions-and-minority-representation-in-the-us-house-of-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/2016\/07\/31\/twists-of-fate-multiracial-coalitions-and-minority-representation-in-the-us-house-of-representatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Twists of fate : multiracial coalitions and minority representation in the US House of Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/2019\/05\/29\/sociocultural-factors-and-global-education-goals-of-education-for-all\/twists-of-fate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/07\/Twists-Of-Fate.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,274\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Twists Of Fate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/07\/Twists-Of-Fate.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/07\/Twists-Of-Fate.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/africana-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/07\/Twists-Of-Fate.jpg\" alt=\"Twists Of Fate\" width=\"180\" height=\"274\" \/>Vanessa C. Tyson, 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/ccl.on.worldcat.org\/detailed-record\/946254889?databaseList=1708&amp;databaseList=239&amp;databaseList=245&amp;databaseList=251&amp;databaseList=638\" target=\"Twists of fate : multiracial coalitions and minority representation in the US House of Representatives\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twists of fate : multiracial coalitions and minority representation in the US House of Representatives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #545454;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\">&#8220;Members of Congress from racial minority groups often find themselves in a unique predicament. For one thing, they tend to represent constituencies that are more economically disadvantaged than those of their white colleagues. Moreover, they themselves experience marginalization when negotiating policy on Capital Hill. In Twists of Fate, Vanessa C. 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