the violent past and imperiled future of the vote -- a history, a crisis, a plan Holder, Eric H. 1951- creator Koppelman, Sam (Speechwriter) text bibliography nyu 2023 One World Trade paperback edition monographic eng

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x, 283 pages ; 22 cm Chronicles the dramatic history of the vote in America and presents an urgent summons to protect and perfect democracy, from the former Attorney General of the United States and a leading voting rights advocate. Introduction -- Note: the case for democracy -- Lessons from the past. Rebellion: how white men won the vote ; A moment in the sun: how black men won the vote, and white men stole it ; Resistance and realpolitik: how women won the vote ; Revolution: how black Americans won the vote, and made America a democracy -- The crisis of the present. Backlash to a black president: the Obama years ; Democracy in descent: the Trump years -- A more perfect future. Making it easier to vote ; Making it harder to suppress the vote ; Saving Congress ; Saving the presidency ; Saving the court. Eric Holder, with Sam Koppelman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-269) and index. n-us--- Suffrage United States Sufragio Estados Unidos Voting United States Votación Estados Unidos Democracy United States Democracia Estados Unidos Voting registers United States Elecciones Estados Unidos Racism Political aspects United States Racismo Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos African American voters Votantes afroamericanos African Americans United States Afroamericanos Estados Unidos Voting Corrupt practices United States Elecciones Prácticas corruptas Estados Unidos African Americans Civil rights United States Afroamericanos Derechos civiles Estados Unidos United States Politics and government Estados Unidos Política y gobierno JK 1846 H727o 2023 324.6/20973 9780593445761 (paperback) 0593445767 (paperback) 2022287675 NjBwBT 220803 20251014120032.0 22735260 eng