Download or read book Losing Power written by Sekou M. Franklin and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DEEP ROOTS OF POLARIZATION IN TENNESSEE -- Race and Polarization -- Black Politics in Tennessee from the -- Antebellum Period to the Twenty-First Century -- REALIGNMENT OF PARTISAN POLITICS IN TENNESSEE -- Race, Electoral Realignment, and Polarization -- The Legislative Behavior of -- Tennessee's Black Lawmakers -- RACE AND POLARIZATION IN RECENT TENNESSEE POLITICS: THE ISSUES -- The Racial Politics of Tax and Spending Policies -- The Rise and Fall of TennCare -- Immigration and the New Tennesseans -- Controversies and Conflicts over Sentencing -- Policies and the Death Penalty.