Voting Rights Under Fire: The Continuing Struggle for People of Color
- ISBN-10
- 1440832471
- ISBN-13
- 9781440832475
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-05
- Publisher
- Praeger Pub Text
- Authors
- Donathan L. Brown, Michael Clemons
Description
With the increasing demands for changes in how we vote, the authors analyze the complications of race tied to these proposed policies through historical and contemporary challenges.
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