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Author:
Piven, Frances Fox.
Title:
Keeping down the black vote : race and the demobilization of American voters / Frances Fox Piven, Lorraine C. Minnite, Margaret Groarke.
Publisher:
New Press :
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
xviii, 282 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
African Americans--Suffrage.
African Americans--Politics and government.
Voting--United States.
Elections--United States
Elections--Corrupt practices--United States.
Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States.
African Americans--Political activity.
Poor--Civil rights--United States.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Racism--Political aspects--United States.
Other Authors:
Minnite, Lorraine Carol
Groarke, Margaret
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-258) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Adam Cohen -- Preface -- Introduction -- The party logic of voter demobilization -- Race and party competition in post-World War II America -- Black voting power in the cities -- Party resistance to national voter registration reform -- Beyond race? The parties search for a "third way" -- Keeping down the vote: the contemporary revival of vote suppression tactics -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
ISBN:
9781595583543 (hc. : alk. paper)
1595583548 (hc. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)244246639
LCCN:
2008036014
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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