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100	1		_aBerman, Ari.
245	1	0	_aGive us the ballot : _bthe modern struggle for voting rights in America / _cAri Berman.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bFarrar, Straus and Giroux, _c2015.
300			_a372 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"On the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a riveting and alarming account of the continuing battle over the right to vote The adoption of the landmark Voting Rights Act in 1965 enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet fifty years later we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power--over the right to vote, the central pillar of our democracy. A groundbreaking narrative history of voting rights since 1965, Give Us the Ballot tells the story of what happened after the act was passed. Through meticulous archival research, fresh interviews with the leading participants in the ongoing struggle, and incisive on-the-ground reporting, Ari Berman chronicles the transformative impact the act had on American democracy and investigates how the fight over the right to vote has continued in the decades since. From new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth, to cynical efforts to limit political representation by gerrymandering electoral districts, to the Supreme Court's recent stunning decision that declared a key part of the Voting Rights Act itself unconstitutional, to the efforts by the Justice Department and grassroots activists to counter these attacks, Berman tells the dramatic story of the pitched contest over the very heart of our democracy. At this important historical moment, Give Us the Ballot brings new insight to one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"On the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a riveting and alarming account of the continuing battle over Americans' right to vote"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-351) and index.
650		0	_aSuffrage _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aSuffrage _zUnited States _xHistory _y21st century.
650		0	_aMinorities _xSuffrage _zUnited States.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _tVoting Rights Act of 1965.
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections. _2bisacsh
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