Black Voter Suppression: The Fight for the Right to Vote

by Artika R. Tyner

Overview

Voter suppression includes registration restrictions, in-person voting requirements, mass purges of voter rolls, eliminating polling locations, and redrawing district lines in unfair ways. Black voters in particular have faced growing challenges in trying to cast their ballots since 2008. But the issue of voter suppression is not new. Americans have fought for decades against laws that restrict their ability to vote. Learn about the history of voter suppression in the United States, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the ongoing fight to protect voting rights for all Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728430249
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Series:	The Fight for Black Rights
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	421,912
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Dr. Artika Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, civil rights attorney, sought-after speaker, and advocate for justice. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is the founder of the Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Fight for Georgia 4

Chapter 2 The History of Voter Suppression 10

Chapter 3 Modern-Day Voter Suppression 16

Chapter 4 Voting In 2020 22

Voting Turnout Demographics 28

Glossary 30

Learn More 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

"[E]asy to read and a plethora of colorful photos help readers connect with the text. A well-written and beautiful series that brings life to the fight for Black rights."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2021

Gr 3–7—The six attractive books in this series take on distinct perspectives in the fight for Black rights. Each book provides a bit of history on its topic then addresses current events and movements. Focused less on statistics, stories that include dates and people are used to bring these books to life. Readers will be excited to read about people they are familiar with and intrigued to research historical figures who are unfamiliar. Personal questions interspersed throughout ask readers to identify what they would do in similar situations. These short books are easy to read and a plethora of colorful photos help readers connect with the text. VERDICT A well-written and beautiful series that brings life to the fight for Black rights.

School Library Journal