History A-Level
Race and representation
What Race and representation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Race and representation
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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Race and representation in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Only the third African American senator since Reconstruction and the sole Black senator then serving.
Topics that use Race and representation
- Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 5 Obama's campaign for the presidency, 2004–09 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Campaign strategy and fundraising
- Electoral strategy and fundraising
- National profile and rhetoric
- Opposition and party division
- Personality and rhetoric
- Policy appeal
- Political career progression
Using Race and representation in the exam
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