Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina

by Robert R. Korstad and James L Leloudis

Book Overview

America is at war with itself over the right to vote, or, more precisely, over the question of who gets to exercise that right and under what circumstances. Conservatives speak in ominous tones of voter fraud so widespread that it threatens public trust in elected government. Progressives counter that fraud is rare and that calls for reforms such as voter ID are part of a campaign to shrink the electorate and exclude some citizens from the political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146966139X
• ISBN13: 9781469661391
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"