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"In You Choose format, explores the history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including the struggles minorities had in achieving the right to vote, enforcement of the law, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the Selma Voting Rights Marches of 1965, including the causes of the protests, the march organizers, the violence surrounding the events, and the impact the marches had on the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Presents the history of voting and the fight for universal suffrage in the United States.

Surveys some of the people and events that have been significant in the historical progress toward universal suffrage.

A history of voting in America and its development as part of the democratic process.

Join Schoolhouse Rocky as he takes you and your friends down to the Conjuction Junction Diner, where the special of the day is America Rock. Learning about American History and Government is easy when you sing along with Schoolhouse Rock. Rocky serves up your favorite America Rock videos from the jukebox, including: No More Kings - the founding of America; Fireworks - the Declaration of Independence; The Shot Heard 'Round the World - the start of the revolution; The Preamble - the constitution; Elbow Room - the pioneers opening the west; The Great American Melting Pot - the ethnic diversity of America; Mother Necessity - great American inventors; Sufferin' Till Suffrage - women's right to vote; I'm Just a Bill - how a bill becomes a law; Three-Ring Government - the Judicial, Legislative and Executive Branches.

Presents a concise study on voting rights in American beginning with the Revolutionary War, and explores several issues in history including the struggles by African and Native Americans and women, national elections, electronic ballots and voting technology, and much more.