The Triumph of Voting Rights in the South

by Charles S. Bullock III and Ronald Keith Gaddie

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 achieved what two constitutional amendments and three civil rights acts could not: giving African Americans in the South access to the ballot free from restriction or intimidation. The most exhaustive treatment of elections and race in the region in sixty years, The Triumph of Voting Rights in the South explores the impact of that landmark legislation and highlights lingering concerns about minority political participation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140798
• ISBN13: 9780806140797
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"