Civil Rights protests expanded in the 1960s to include sit-ins and the famous March on Washington in 1963. The Black Power Movement pushed the wider action to include racial dignity, economic and political self-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by white Americans.
Most people in the electoral district will feel represented - if the district is majority-asian, and the elected official is asian, people will probably feel represented.
The elected official understands the culture of the district - self-explanatory. The official grew in the prevailing culture of the area.
The elected official understands the problems of the district.
3 cons:
Minorities could feel unrepresented - if the majority is asian, and the minority is white, white people may feel unrepresented by an asian elected official.
The elected official may not understand the culture of the minorities.
The elected official may not understand the problems of the minority society.
