| Portion of title |
Violent past and imperiled future of the vote-a history, a crisis, a plan |
| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Abstract |
Voting is our most important right as Americans-- but it's also the one most violently contested throughout U.S. history. Since 2013 many states have passed laws restricting the vote; after the 2020 election, President Trump's effort to overturn the vote has evolved into a slow-motion coup, with many Republicans launching an all-out assault on our democracy. Holder and Koppelman chronicle the dramatic history of the vote in America and presents an urgent summons to protect and perfect democracy. - adapted from jacket |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-269) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780593445747 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0593445740 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
