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 ofthe Voting Rights Act -- Appendix B: Memorandum for Mr. Shillady on Negro Suffrage and Disfranchisement
Summary
"The Voting Rights War tells the story ofthe 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 ofthe NAACP"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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