The voting rights war, the NAACP and the ongoing struggle for justice, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword by Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian
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The voting rights war, the NAACP and the ongoing struggle for justice, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword by Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The voting rights war
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
947953956
Responsibility statement
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword by Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian
Sub title
the NAACP and the ongoing struggle for justice
Summary
"The Voting Rights War tells the story of the ongoing struggle to achieve voting equality through 100 years of work by the NAACP at the Supreme Court. From Plessy v. Ferguson through today's conflicts around voter suppression, the book highlights the challenges facing African American voters and the work of the NAACP"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Time-line of Selected Events and Cases -- One. Born of Bloodshed -- Two. Earning the Vote -- Three. Our First Victory : The Grandfather Clause -- Four. White-Only Primaries -- Five. Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests -- Six. The Voting Rights Act -- Seven. Vote Dilution and Photo Identification Laws -- Appendix A: President Lyndon Baines Johnson Addresses Congress on Passage of the Voting Rights Act -- Appendix B: Memorandum for Mr. Shillady on Negro Suffrage and Disfranchisement
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- African Americans + Suffrage
- African Americans + Civil rights
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- Race relations
- African Americans + Politics and government
- Social justice -- United States -- History
- History
- Rassismus
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- Wahlrecht
- LAW + Civil Rights
- 71.38 social movements
- United States
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- African Americans + Civil rights + History
- African Americans + Suffrage + History
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Sociology + General
- Social justice
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 86.52 civil rights
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- African Americans + Suffrage
- African Americans + Civil rights
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- Race relations
- African Americans + Politics and government
- Social justice -- United States -- History
- History
- Rassismus
- Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
- Wahlrecht
- LAW + Civil Rights
- 71.38 social movements
- United States
- United States -- Race relations -- History
- African Americans + Civil rights + History
- African Americans + Suffrage + History
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE + Sociology + General
- Social justice
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 86.52 civil rights
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
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