| Description |
xviii, 428 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Newly updated by the author" -- Cover. |
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On cover, the letter "R" is crossed out and replaced with "F" for Fight. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-412) and index. |
| Contents |
The founding. "The consent of the governed" -- "Who are to be the electors?" -- The rise and fall of American democracy. Young America -- "Sheet anchor" ; "The bullet and the ballot" -- The gilded age -- The twentieth century. The age of reform -- Silent sentinels -- "One person, one vote" -- Walls of Jericho -- The modern fight to vote. Lost decade -- Marching backwards -- Five to four -- 2016 -- The 2020 election -- The clash over the vote -- A democracy moment. |
| Summary |
This is the seminal book about the long and ongoing struggle to win voting rights for all citizens by the president of The Brennan Center, the leading organization on voter rights and election security, now newly revised to describe today’s intense fights over voting. Waldman traces this history from the Founders’ debates to today’s many restrictions: gerrymandering; voter ID laws; the flood of dark money released by conservative organizations; and the concerted effort in many state legislatures after the 2020 election to enact new limitations on voting. This updated edition includes content based on the 2020 elections. |
| Subject |
Suffrage -- United States -- History.
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Voting -- United States -- History.
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| Added Title |
Right to vote |
| ISBN |
9781982198930 |
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1982198931 |
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