The voting rights war : the NAACP and the ongoing struggle for justice / Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword by Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browne-Marshall, Gloria J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

African Americans--Suffrage--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--History.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

African Americans--Politics and government.

Social justice--United States--History.

Social justice.

African Americans--Suffrage.

United States--Race relations--History.

United States.

Race relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

"The Voting Rights War tells the story of the ongoing struggle to achieve voting equality through 100 years of work by the NAACP at the Supreme Court. From Plessy v. Ferguson through today's conflicts around voter suppression, the book highlights the challenges facing African American voters and the work of the NAACP"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Time-line of Selected Events and Cases

One. Born of Bloodshed

Two. Earning the Vote

Three. Our First Victory : The Grandfather Clause

Four. White-Only Primaries

Five. Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests

Six. The Voting Rights Act

Seven. Vote Dilution and Photo Identification Laws

Appendix A: President Lyndon Baines Johnson Addresses Congress on Passage of the Voting Rights Act

Appendix B: Memorandum for Mr. Shillady on Negro Suffrage and Disfranchisement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Browne-Marshall, Gloria J., author. Voting rights war.

ISBN:

9781442266896

1442266899

OCLC:

947953956

Publisher Number:

99969044958