Bibliograph

Freedom is not enough, Black voters, Black candidates, and American presidential politics, Ronald W. Walters

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Freedom is not enough, Black voters, Black candidates, and American presidential politics, Ronald W. Walters

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom is not enough

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

58721232

Responsibility statement

Ronald W. Walters

Review

"In Freedom Is Not Enough (a quote from Lyndon Johnson's 1965 commencement address to Howard University just before he signed the Voting Right Act), Ron Walters traces the history of the Black vote since 1965, celebrates its fortieth anniversary in 2005, and shows why passing a law is not the same as ensuring its enforcement, legitimacy, and opportunity."--Jacket

Series statement

American political challenges

Sub title

Black voters, Black candidates, and American presidential politics

Table Of Contents

Black empowerment and the 1965 voting rights act -- Leverage politics and the 1984 and 1988 Jackson campaigns -- Black mobilization in the presidential elections of 1992, 1996, and 1998 -- Diluting black voting power: the supreme court in the 1990s and the 2000 presidential election in Florida -- Election reform: revisiting the right to vote -- Leverage politics and the 2004 primary election scenario: the Sharpton and Moseley Braun campaigns -- Black turnout and the 2004 presidential election -- The 1965 voting rights act: leveraging the power of the black vote

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