Voting and Elections

Updated August 9, 2024
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Bending toward justice : the Voting Rights Act and the transformation of American democracy
May, Gary
Paper Book
When the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870 granted African Americans the right to vote, it seemed as if a new era of political equality was at hand. Before long, however, white segregationists across the South counterattacked, driving their black countrymen from the polls through a combination of sheer...
On account of race : the Supreme Court, white supremacy, and the ravaging of African American voting rights
Goldstone, Lawrence
Paper Book
Winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award An award-winning constitutional law historian examines case-based evidence of the court's longstanding racial bias (often under the guise of "states rights") to reveal how that prejudice has allowed the court to solidify its...
The Court V. the Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights
Douglas, Joshua A.
Paper Book
An urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories of 9 Supreme Court decisions--and the next looming case In The Court v. The Voters, law professor Joshua Douglas takes us behind the scenes of...
Vote for US : how to take back our elections and change the future of voting
Douglas, Joshua A.
Paper Book
An expert on US election law presents an encouraging assessment of current efforts to make our voting system more accessible, reliable, and effective. In contrast to the anxiety surrounding our voting system, with stories about voter suppression and manipulation, there are actually quite a few...

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