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A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United States.
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Goldstone picked out enough personal stories from each chapter's time period to make the book interesting and each chapter narrative driven. The focus is the 13 - 15th amendemnts and the 19th century history of court cases and rulings by states and the nation to intentionally keep African Americans from voting. The timeline is 1787 to 1903, with an epilogue comparing what's happened to what's currently happening with voter supression and disenfranchisement. Includes an excellent glossary and primary source pictures. Not sure classes would be compelled by the whole book but pull out chapters/pieces would be really great additions to APUSH & AmHist I