Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in PerspectiveBrookings Institution Press, 1. jan. 2011 - 396 sider Widely regarded as one of the most successful pieces of modern legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has transformed the nature of minority participation and representation in the United States. But with success came controversy as some scholars claim the Act has outlived its usefulness or been subverted in its aim. This volume brings together leading scholars to offer a twenty-five year perspective on the consequences of this landmark act. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, stated that the right of U.S. citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or condition of previous servitude." The South, however, virtually ignored this right, disfranchising blacks through violence, intimidation, literacy tests, and poll taxes. The primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to break down these barriers to minority voting. Beginning with chapters covering the key provisions of the Act, the book discusses the way the Act has transformed American politics and looks at the role played by major civil rights groups in lobbying for extensions and amendments to it and in insuring that its provisions would be enforced. |
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... minority members have thereby been able to hold office . Yet the law continues to generate controversy . The controversy is , however , no longer primarily between southern white conservatives and civil rights activists , although some ...
... minorities and in giving them a direct voice in their government . In contrast to the bitter failure following the ... minority political ghettoes . Although voting rights has generated much less controversy than other dimensions of ...
... minorities in American society . The liberal historian , Arthur Schlesinger , Jr. , reacting to the growing demands ... minority achievement as ' merely ' the result of affirmative action , creating a sense of grievance among whites who ...
... minority political interests , even as it increases the number of minority officeholders , by unduly concentrating minorities in districts where they become a majority and thus denying them a wider influence . Another concern is whether ...
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A Brief History | 7 |
Section 5 and the Role of the Justice Department | 52 |
The 1982 Amendments of Section 2 and Minority Representation | 66 |
The 1982 Amendments and the Voting Rights Paradox | 85 |
Social Science Perspectives on the Voting Rights Act | 115 |
Party Politics in the Wake of the Voting Rights Act | 117 |
The Voting Rights Act and the Two Reconstructions | 135 |
Voting Rights and the American Regulatory State | 177 |
Comments | 278 |
Where Do We Go From Here? | 283 |
Some Consequences of the Voting Rights Act | 292 |
CaseSpecific Implementation of the Voting Rights Act | 296 |
What is the Best Route to a ColorBlind Society? | 300 |
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 | 319 |
Contributors | 339 |
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Expert Witness Testimony and the Evolution of Voting Rights Case Law | 197 |
Litigation Lobbying and the Voting Rights Bar | 230 |
The Voting Rights Act and the Concept of Voting Rights | 259 |
Toward a ColorBlind Society? | 261 |
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Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in Perspective Bernard Grofman,Chandler Davidson Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1992 |
Controversies in Minority Voting: The Voting Rights Act in Perspective Bernard Grofman Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1992 |