ABSTRACT
Professors Rufus Browning, Dale Rogers Marshall, and David Tabb found that minority groups pursue political objectives in two ways: they petition government from the outside (interest-group strategy) or they achieve representation and a position of influence from the inside (electoral strategy). The electoral strategy includes group mobilization that leads to electoral activity, group representation, and incorporation.1 The ultimate goal of the electoral strategy is to achieve governmental responsiveness. In other words, blacks and other minority groups must organize themselves by registering to vote, pursuing political offices, electing their desired candidates, ensuring that their representatives serve their interests, and reaping the benefits from a responsive government.
