In No Longer Outsiders: Black and Latino Interest Group Advocacy on Capitol Hill, Michael Minta reveals how minority groups in American politics have advanced their interests through the arena of congressional decision making and working in relationship with minority members of Congress. Meticulously and comprehensively researched, the book delves into the nuts and bolts of interest group advocacy that largely takes place out of public view but forms the heart of lobbying for group interests before Congress. Minta constructs a comparative profile of leading civil rights organizations as they focus on influencing the legislative process to promote issues and outcomes of importance to Black and Brown populations. Sources for his research are rich and varied: they include congressional websites, government and philanthropic databases, archival and special collections, national surveys of Black and Latino populations, and interviews with organizational leaders and members of Congress. Drawing upon this wealth of empirical...

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