The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice

Synopsis

The Voting Rights War Tells The Story Of The Ongoing Struggle To Achieve Voting Equality Through 100 Years Of Work By The Naacp At The Supreme Court. From Plessy V. Ferguson Through Today's Conflicts Around Voter Suppression, The Book Highlights The Challenges Facing African American Voters And The Work Of The Naacp-- Time-line Of Selected Events And Cases -- One. Born Of Bloodshed -- Two. Earning The Vote -- Three. Our First Victory : The Grandfather Clause -- Four. White-only Primaries -- Five. Poll Taxes And Literacy Tests -- Six. The Voting Rights Act -- Seven. Vote Dilution And Photo Identification Laws -- Appendix A: President Lyndon Baines Johnson Addresses Congress On Passage Of The Voting Rights Act -- Appendix B: Memorandum For Mr. Shillady On Negro Suffrage And Disfranchisement. Gloria J. Browne-marshall ; Foreword By Rev. Dr. C.t. Vivian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.