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Explores the basic right to vote for government officials as it is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, highlighting the various restraints that were put on African Americans and women in the past.

Provides a detailed account of events that led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including descriptions of significant milestones in the civil rights movement; contains profiles of leading individuals in the campaign; and features a selection of primary source documents.

In 1867 Jennifer Harris buries her husband, becomes the mistress of the president of a major New York City bank, and begins work as a reporter for Elizabeth Cady Stanton?s newspaper. In this capacity she gets involved with the major issues of the day for women the movement for equality and voting rights and with some major players Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, Frederick Douglass, P.T. Barnum and George Francis Train.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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