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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Voter suppression has plagued America since its inception, and so has the issue of identity-who is really American and what that means. When tied together, as they are in our modern politics, citizens are harmed in overt, subtle, and even personal ways. Stacey Abrams experienced the effects firsthand, running one of the most unconventional races in modern politics as the Democratic nominee for the governorship in Georgia and the first black woman...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
v, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An answer to the assault on voting rights--crucial reading in advance of the 2020 presidential election. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Young Adult adaptation.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"With One Person, No Vote, Carol Anderson chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of...