1. Introduction -- 2. The history of disenfranchisement laws -- 3. The toll on minority communities -- 4. Collateral damages and clemency -- 5. Justifications for disenfranchisement : pragmatic, principled, and philosophical -- 6. Reform : interest groups and strategies -- 7. State reforms -- 8. Voting : constitutional and civic concerns -- 9. Constitutional challenges and the Voting Rights Act -- 10. Cruel and unusual punishment and international law -- 11. The political consequences of disenfranchisement -- 12. Thinking the unthinkable
Summary
A thought-provoking look at one population's loss of voting rights in the United States
Analysis
"Multi-User"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index
