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Give us the vote! over two hundred years of fighting for the ballot

Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. -- amazon.com

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Main Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2020]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
Voting > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Political participation > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Elections > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Elections > Corrupt practices > United States > History.
Democracy > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > Politics and government > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • The power of the ballot
  • Walk for freedom
  • New voters
  • In the room where it happened
  • Who is entitled to vote?
  • When we all vote
  • Silent sentinels
  • Jailbirds
  • The burning indignation of women
  • How to steal an election
  • The secret ballot
  • Bullying at the ballot box
  • Breaking barriers
  • Young voting voices
  • The precious right to vote
  • Voting from the grave
  • The Gerry-Mander and other monsters
  • We want change!
  • Timeline of voting rights in the United States
  • Amendments to the U.S. Constitution discussed in this book.

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