A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement in Georgia - Couverture rigide

McDonald, Laughlin

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ISBN 10 : 0521812321 ISBN 13 : 9780521812320

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

From slavery to the white backlash of the 1990s, A Voting Rights Odyssey is a riveting account of the crusade for equal voting rights in Georgia. Written by a veteran civil rights lawyer the book draws upon expert reports and other court records, as well as trial testimony and interviews with the men and women who served as plaintiffs and witnesses in litigation that helped forge a revolution in voting rights. The book explores, and repudiates, the myths of the Reconstruction era that blacks were incapable of voting and holding office. It also catalogues the attempts of the state leadership to maintain white supremacy after the abolition of the white primary, the demands of the Civil Rights Movement, and passage of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. A must read for anyone interested in the way in which race has driven and distorted the political process in the South.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521812321
• ISBN 13: 9780521812320
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne