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One person, no vote : how not all voters are treated equally : a young adult adaptation
Publication Information
New York : Bloomsbury, 2019.
Physical Description
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Grade 7 to 8.
Summary
"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"--
Notes
"With tips on how teens can make a difference." -- Cover.
Subjects
- African Americans > Suffrage > Juvenile literature.
- Minorities > Suffrage > United States > Juvenile literature.
- Voting > United States > Juvenile literature.
- Voter registration > 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.
- African Americans > Suffrage.
- Minorities > Suffrage > United States.
- Voting > United States.
- Voter registration > United States.
- Elections > Corrupt practices > United States.
- Election law > United States.
- Race discrimination > Political aspects > United States.