Title:
Voting, race, and the law / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Traci D. Johnson.
ISBN:
9781532176142
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, [2020]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Native Americans and voting rights -- The long path to the Black man's vote -- Reconstruction and Black voting power -- Voting rights rollback -- The Voting Rights Act -- The end of the old VRA -- New obstacles -- Gerrymandering and political power -- The Trump era -- Essential facts.
Summary:
Examines the intersection of race and voting law through history, discussing court cases, government actions, and efforts to gain equal voting rights for Native Americans, Asian Americans, and African Americans. Also traces the history, impact, and current status of the Voting Rights Act. Includes discussion questions, sidebars, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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7-12.
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