The Right to Vote: Rights and Liberties Under the LawBloomsbury Publishing, 20 Okt 2004 - 453 halaman From its roots in early English rules to its practice today, this work covers the evolution, expansion, and ongoing debates regarding "the first liberty" in America. The Right to Vote: Rights and Liberties under the Law tracks the expansion of the franchise in America from colonial times to the present. Opening with a case study establishing the importance of access to the ballot, the main emphasis shifts to pivotal points in American history including the hard-fought struggles for women's suffrage and racial equality. A chapter on 21st-century voting rights addresses the most unsettled issue we face today—the use of majority-minority districts to enhance the political influence of African Americans and Latinos. A parting look at free and fair elections and the 2000 presidential election debacle shows how votes not counted or improperly credited can make a mockery of the democratic process. |
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... slavery - virtually all slaves were African American , and the overwhelming majority of African Americans were slaves - no consensus on race existed . Legally after 1830 , the nation was divided in half : with few excep- tions , slavery ...
... slavery - virtually all slaves were African American , and the overwhelming majority of African Americans were slaves - no consensus on race existed . Legally after 1830 , the nation was divided in half : with few excep- tions , slavery ...
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... slavery in the territories as a way to prevent slav- ery's spread and eventually to choke it off as a sectional anachro- nism . It was Lincoln's theory that the Supreme Court deemed constitutionally unacceptable in the infamous Dred ...
... slavery in the territories as a way to prevent slav- ery's spread and eventually to choke it off as a sectional anachro- nism . It was Lincoln's theory that the Supreme Court deemed constitutionally unacceptable in the infamous Dred ...
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... slavery than in those where it still exists , and nowhere is it more intolerant than in those states where slavery was never known . ( de Tocqueville 1966 , 315 ) Appreciation of this pervasive prejudice is helpful in grasping the fact ...
... slavery than in those where it still exists , and nowhere is it more intolerant than in those states where slavery was never known . ( de Tocqueville 1966 , 315 ) Appreciation of this pervasive prejudice is helpful in grasping the fact ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Origins | 33 |
Toward a Nearly Universal White Manhood | 56 |
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