Controversies in Minority Voting The Voting Rights Act in Perspective |
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| Author:
| Grofman, Bernard N.
Davidson, Chandler |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8157-1750-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 1992 |
| Publisher: | Brookings Institution Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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The primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to break down barriers to minority voting. Beginning with chapters covering the key provisions of the Act, this book discusses the way the Act has transformed American politics and looks at the role played by major civil rights groups in lobbying for extensions and amendments to it and in ......
The primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to break down barriers to minority voting. Beginning with chapters covering the key provisions of the Act, this book discusses the way the Act has transformed American politics and looks at the role played by major civil rights groups in lobbying for extensions and amendments to it and in ......