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Beyond the Voting Rights Act : the untold story of the struggle to reform America's voter registration laws
- Title
- Beyond the Voting Rights Act : the untold story of the struggle to reform America's voter registration laws / Gregory T. Moore.
- Author
- Moore, Gregory T.
- Publication
- Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 243 pages; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Democracy in times of upheaval ; volume 2
- Uniform Title
- Democracy in times of upheaval ; v. 2.
- Subject
- Moore, Gregory T. > Political activity
- United States
- National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (United States)
- 1993
- Political activists > United States
- Suffrage > United States
- Voter registration > United States
- Voter suppression > United States
- Law reform > United States
- Racism > Political aspects > United States
- African Americans > Civil rights
- Civil rights
- Elections > Corrupt practices
- Racism > Political aspects
- Suffrage
- Voter registration
- Voter suppression
- Racism
- Law reform
- Political participation
- Political activists
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243).
- Contents
- The promise of democracy -- "Our time has come!" : Jesse Jackson and the historic 1984 campaign -- Keeping hope alive and breaking barriers to voting -- Takin' it to the Hill : the battle over H.R. 2190 -- The enemy of the good : stuck in the middle -- Back to Selma : taking it to the streets -- The NVRA filibuster breakthrough and 1992 elections -- The final push for passage of NVRA "motor voter" bill -- The states' resistance and the battle for compliance -- The 2000 Florida election debacle -- Post-2000 election and the 9/11 reconfiguration -- The 2004 Ohio election debacle, Katrina and VRA reauthorization -- The Obama phenomenon and the historic 2008 mobilization -- The Shelby decision and the battle to restore the VRA -- The rise of Trump and the movement for Black lives -- Why we still can't wait: to fulfill the promise of democracy.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-501
- ISBN
- 9783110742312
- 3110742314
- 9783110782738
- 3110782731
- 9783110742473 (canceled/invalid)
- 9783110742565 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022936625
- OCLC
- 1259048556
- Author
- Moore, Gregory T., author.
- Title
- Beyond the Voting Rights Act : the untold story of the struggle to reform America's voter registration laws / Gregory T. Moore.
- Publisher
- Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Democracy in times of upheaval ; volume 2Democracy in times of upheaval ; v. 2.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243).
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Chronological Term
- 1993
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-501