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Voter suppression in U.S. elections / edited by Jim Downs.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Downs, Jim, 1973- editor.
EBSCOhost.
James Lader Fund.
Series:
History in the headlines (Athens, Ga.)
History in the headlines
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Suffrage--United States--History.
Suffrage.
Voting--United States--History.
Voting.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices--United States--History.
Voter registration.
Elections--Corrupt practices--United States--History.
Elections.
Election law--United States.
Election law.
Race discrimination--Political aspects.
Race discrimination.
Elections--Corrupt practices.
History.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices.
United States.
Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
Politics and government.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 160 pages.)
Other Title:
Voter suppression in United States elections
Place of Publication:
Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Roundtable
Top Ten Articles. Voter suppression, then and now / by David W. Blight
How prisons change the balance of power in America / by Heather Ann Thompson
Why we still need the Voting Rights Act / by John Lewis
Why the Voting Rights Act is once again under threat / by Ari Berman
The long and despicable roots of voter suppression and similar tactics / by Frank Palmeri and Ted Wendelin
The Republican approach to voter fraud: Lie / by Carol Anderson
How voter suppression could swing the midterms / by Ari Berman
Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp, and neo-Jim Crow in Georgia / by Carol Anderson
We cannot resign ourselves to dismay and disenfranchisement / by Stacey Abrams
Statement of Stacey Y. Abrams founder & Chair, Fair Fight Action on Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act since Shelby County v. Holder before the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties, June 25, 2019 / by Stacey Abrams.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Lader Fund.
ISBN:
9780820357751
0820357758
Publisher Number:
99985216641
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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