Voting rights in America : continuing the quest for full participation / Mary Frances Berry ... [et al.] ; edited by Karen McGill Arrington & William L. Taylor.
Contributor(s): Berry, Mary Frances
| Arrington, Karen McGill | Taylor, William L | Leadership Conference Education Fund.
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Leadership Conference Education Fund : Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, c1992General Notes: "Including an essay by Bill Clinton."; Includes papers presented at LCEF's conference in 1988.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: xv, 212 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0941410528 (cloth : alk. paper); 0941410552 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): African Americans -- Suffrage -- History -- Congresses | Minorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- Congresses | Voter registration -- United States -- History -- CongressesDDC classification: 324.6/2/0973 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 324.6 V941 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284001303924 |
"Including an essay by Bill Clinton."
Includes papers presented at LCEF's conference in 1988.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / David Kusnet -- The contstitution and the franchise : The struggle to gain the right to vote: 1787-1965 / Karen McGill Arrington -- A promise yet unfulfilled / Judge Damon Keith -- Voting, voting rights, and political power in American history / Mary Frances Berry -- The franchise from reconstruction to the present : The Civil War amendments: the second constitution and the evolving political struggle / Charles V. Hamilton -- Development of the franchise: 1957-1980 / Armand Derfner -- Development of the franchise: 1982 voting rights amendments / Lani Guinier -- The impact of the vote : Southern odyssey: two decades of racial evolution / Margaret Edds -- Muted voices: a comparative perspective of women's and blacks' voting participation / Celinda Lake.
Citizen action in voting : State initiatives to increase citizen participation / Bill Clinton -- Native American political participation / Jeanette Wolfley -- In pursuit of political equality / Henry Der -- Bringing voting to the people / Al Raby.
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