{"product_id":"give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america","title":"Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGive Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Composer: \u003c\/b\u003eAri Berman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e9780374158279\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFarrar, Straus and Giroux\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleased: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eDisc, case and artwork in excellent condition with little sign of use. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Nonfiction Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2015\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. \u003ci\u003eGive Us the Ballot\u003c\/i\u003e tells this story for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power, with lawmakers devising new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth and with the Supreme Court declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerman brings the struggle over voting rights to life through meticulous archival research, in-depth interviews with major figures in the debate, and incisive on-the-ground reporting. In vivid prose, he takes the reader from the demonstrations of the civil rights era to the halls of Congress to the chambers of the Supreme Court. At this important moment in history, \u003ci\u003eGive Us the Ballot\u003c\/i\u003e provides new insight into one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America | Ari Berman | Hardcover | 9780374158279 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks H 1748632","offer_id":48856282890392,"sku":"1748632","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71Wm-8NuGGL.jpg?v=1775581607","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}