With the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, the right of minorities to register and vote was largely secured. It was soon discovered, however, that minor

n this provocative book, Abigail Thernstrom argues that southern resistance to black political power began a process by which the act was radically revised both

This work is the first systematic attempt to measure the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, commonly regarded as the most effective civil rights legislati

The central domestic issue in the United States over the long history of this nation has been the place of the people of color in American society. One aspect o

The book highlight the real-world consequences of the changes to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Edward Blum draws on public records, press accounts, and ex