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.