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The Black Belt region has been described as America’s Third World. Although this region has been defined historically by eminent scholars such as W. E. B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, and Arthur Raper, a new twenty-first century definition is needed to address current conditions within the region. Womack focuses on the rural African American population and explores the history and experiences of this group, while addressing the interdependence of political ideology, history, culture, public policy, and present-day social, political, and economic conditions that influence and encompass the Black Belt experience. Looking into the political history of the region and the creation of a distinct Black Belt political culture, Womack focuses on the development of both nonviolent and Black nationalistic political ideologies, the rise of African American elected officials, as well as the influence of political conservatism and the Republican Party.

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Veronica L. Womack attended the University of Alabama where she received her BS in Public Relations, MS in Public Administration, and PhD in Political Science with areas of concentration in American Politics, African-American Studies, and Public Administration. She then joined the faculty at Georgia College & State University in the Department of Government and Sociology. Womack is an associate professor of Political Science and Public Administration and the coordinator of the Master of Public Administration programme. Her research areas of interest include regional poverty, public policy, and rural economic development.

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