One Person, No Vote
How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally
New York : Bloomsbury, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Voting -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Election law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities -- Suffrage -- Juvenile literature.
Voting -- Juvenile literature.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- Juvenile literature.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- Juvenile literature.
Election law -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Voting -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Election law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities -- Suffrage -- Juvenile literature.
Voting -- Juvenile literature.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- Juvenile literature.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- Juvenile literature.
Election law -- Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 7-12
ISBN:
9781547601073
"A young adult adaptation."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258) and index.