/tags/the-new-republic The New Republic en-US Copyright Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:37:00 GMT /politics/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south The percentage of black state legislators in the South that serve in the majority party has declined rapidly in the past 10 years—from 99 percent in 1994… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:37:00 GMT /politics/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south The percentage of black state legislators in the South that serve in the majority party has declined rapidly in the past 10 years—from 99 percent in 1994… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:37:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-08-28/decline-of-black-political-power-in-the-south Anita Rao, Frank Stasio