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Our unfinished march : the violent past and imperiled future of the vote--a history, a crisis, a plan Cover Image

Our unfinished march : the violent past and imperiled future of the vote--a history, a crisis, a plan / Eric Holder with Sam Koppelman.

Violent past and imperiled future of the vote--a history, a crisis, a plan (portion title)

Holder, Eric H., 1951- (author.). Koppelman, Sam (Speechwriter), (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593445747
ISBN: 0593445740
Physical Description: x, 283 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : One World, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-269) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.