Keeping Down the Black Vote: Race and the Demobilization of American Voters

by Frances Fox Piven, Lorraine C. Minnite, Margaret Groarke

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A controversial examination of how our political system, despite "Get Out the Vote" rhetoric, works to suppress the vote--especially the votes of African Americans

Today, over forty years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 demolished bars to voting for African Americans, the effort to prevent black people--as well as Latinos and the poor in general--from voting is experiencing a resurgence. A myriad of new tactics, some of which adopt the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1595583548

ISBN13:9781595583543

Release Date:February 2009

Publisher:New Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Communication & Media Studies Elections Elections & Political Process Political Parties Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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