Voting Rights--and Wrongs The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections |
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| Author:
| Thernstrom, Abigail |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8447-4272-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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| Imprint: | A E I Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both for good and ill. Congress, the courts, and the Justice Department altered the statute to ensure the election of blacks and Hispanics to legislative bodies ranging from school boards and county councils to the U.S. Congress.
n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both for good and ill. Congress, the courts, and the Justice Department altered the statute to ensure the election of blacks and Hispanics to legislative bodies ranging from school boards and county councils to the U.S. Congress.