suffrage

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suffrage

Jemma's journey

2002
After listening to her grandmother's stories, Jemma takes a trip to Ocoee to plant a tree in honor of a man who was hanged there in the 1920s.

Vote

2008
Explores the history of the election process from Roman times to the present day, describing why and how people around the world vote, votes for women, and party politics.

In the wake of slavery

Civil War, Civil Rights, and the reconstruction of Southern law
2006
Examines the issues that plagued the South as a new social order came to power in the region after the Civil War ended and slavery was outlawed.

Amendment XXVI

lowering the voting age
2010
A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Twenty-sixth Amendment, including its historical background and changing the voting age.

Voting rights on trial

a handbook with cases, laws, and documents
2002
Explores the history, evolution, and effects of voting rights in the United States, discussing how unpopular groups have often been denied voting rights throughout history; includes supporting materials designed to help readers understand the issues raised by voting rights.

A history of voting rights

2013
This book examines what voting is and the long battle African Americans, Native Americans, and women had to wage to gain the right to vote.

The Help America Vote Act of 2002

legislation to modernize America's voting systems
2006
Presents an overview of the legislation enacted to reform America's voting system after the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George Bush.

Voting behavior

1996
An exploration of the reasons people vote or not vote and their ideas on democracy and political party politics.

The right to vote

1985
Documents the history of the right to vote in America, from colonial times to the present, including the struggles of blacks, women, and those under twenty-one to win that right.

Voting

2004
Introduces children to voting in the United States, discussing its history, how it has evolved to include all people, and its importance in the United States government.

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