Bibliograph

Uncounted, the crisis of voter suppression in the United States, Gilda R. Daniels

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Uncounted, the crisis of voter suppression in the United States, Gilda R. Daniels

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-249) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Uncounted

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gilda R. Daniels

Sub title

the crisis of voter suppression in the United States

Summary

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements, meritless claims of rigged elections, and baseless accusations of voter fraud. In the past these efforts were aimed at eliminating African American voters from the rolls, and today, new laws seek to eliminate voters of color, the poor, and the elderly. Uncounted examines the phenomenon of disenfranchisement through the lens of history, race, law, and the democratic process

Table Of Contents

History repeats itelf -- The Voting Rights Act: Shelby, Lord, Shelby -- Voter identification -- Voter decption -- Voter purges -- Felon disenfranchisement -- Changing demographics -- This too shall pass -- Conclusion

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