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Rhodes, Jesse H. 1980-

Ballot blocked : the political erosion of the Voting Rights Act / Jesse H. Rhodes. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Stanford studies in law and politics .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : explaining the puzzling evolution of the Voting Rights Act -- Liberal ascendance and enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Conservative backlash and partisan struggle over voting rights, 1968-1980 -- The growing struggle over voting rights in the 1980s and 1990s -- Voting rights politics in an era of conservative ascendance, 2001-2013 -- Voting rights politics in the age of Obama, 2009-2016 -- Conclusion : partisan interests, institutional conflict, and the future of the voting rights struggle.



ISBN: 9781503603530

LCCN: 2017021934

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States -- Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Suffrage--History--United States--20th century.
Suffrage--History--United States--21st century.
Minorities--Suffrage--History--United States--20th century.
Minorities--Suffrage--History--United States--21st century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: JK1846 / .B355 2017