Stolen justice: the struggle for African-American voting rights
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., writer of foreword.
Published:
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xxx, 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.6 - AR Points: 8
Lexile measure:
1310L
Rating:
Ages 12+.
Status:
Superior Adult Nonfiction
323.1 G57s
Description
A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United States.Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote?In a bitter partisan fight over the legislature and Constitution, the answer eventually became yes, though only after two constitutional amendments, two Reconstruction Acts, two Civil Rights Acts, three Enforcement Acts, the impeachment of a president, and an army of occupation. Yet, even that was not enough to ensure that African American voices would be heard, or their lives protected. White supremacists loudly and intentionally prevented black Americans from voting -- and they were willing to kill to do so.In this vivid portrait of the systematic suppression of the African American vote for young adults, critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone traces the injustices of the post-Reconstruction era through the eyes of incredible individuals, both heroic and barbaric, and examines the legal cases that made the Supreme Court a partner of white supremacists in the rise of Jim Crow. Though this is a story of America's past, Goldstone brilliantly draws direct links to today's creeping threats to suffrage in this important and, alas, timely book.
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Superior Adult Nonfiction
323.1 G57s
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Mar 2, 2020
Location
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Eagle River Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 324.62 GOL
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Spooner Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 324.62 GOL
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Aug 10, 2020
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- History -- Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Violence against -- History -- Young adult literature.
Black people.
Minorities.
African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- History -- Young adult literature.
African Americans -- Violence against -- History -- Young adult literature.
Black people.
Minorities.
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781338323481
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 9.6, 8 Points
Level 9.6, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
1310
Notes
General Note
Nonfiction.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and index.
Description
"Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote? In a bitter partisan fight over the legislature and Constitution, the answer eventually became yes, though only after two constitutional amendments, two Reconstruction Acts, two Civil Rights Acts, three Enforcement Acts, the impeachment of a president, and an army of occupation. Yet, even that was not enough to ensure that African American voices would be heard, or their lives protected. White supremacists loudly and intentionally prevented black Americans from voting -- and they were willing to kill to do so. In this vivid portrait of the systematic suppression of the African American vote, critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone traces the injustices of the post-Reconstruction era through the eyes of incredible individuals, both heroic and barbaric, and examines the legal cases that made the Supreme Court a partner of white supremacists in the rise of Jim Crow. Though this is a story of America's past, Goldstone brilliantly draws direct links to today's creeping threats to suffrage in this important and, alas, timely book"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 12+.
Target Audience
Grades 9-12.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Goldstone, L., & Gates, H. L. (2020). Stolen justice: the struggle for African-American voting rights. First edition. New York, Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- and Henry Louis Gates. 2020. Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African-American Voting Rights. New York, Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- and Henry Louis Gates, Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African-American Voting Rights. New York, Scholastic Focus, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Goldstone, Lawrence and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African-American Voting Rights. First edition. New York, Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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