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Give us the vote! : over 200 years of fighting for the ballot / Susan Goldman Rubin.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: 124 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780823439577
  • 0823439577
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.6 RUB
LOC classification:
  • JK1978 .R83 2019
Contents:
The power of the ballot -- Walk for freedom -- New voters -- In the room where it happened -- Who is entitled to vote? -- When we all vote -- Silent sentinels -- Jailbirds -- The burning indignation of women -- How to steal an election -- The secret ballot -- Bullying at the ballot box -- Breaking barriers -- Young voting voices -- The precious right to vote -- Voting from the grave -- The Gerry-Mander and other monsters -- We want change! -- Timeline of voting rights in the United States -- Amendments to the U.S. Constitution discussed in this book.
Summary: Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. -- amazon.com
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 324.6 RUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4009820

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-116) and index.

The power of the ballot -- Walk for freedom -- New voters -- In the room where it happened -- Who is entitled to vote? -- When we all vote -- Silent sentinels -- Jailbirds -- The burning indignation of women -- How to steal an election -- The secret ballot -- Bullying at the ballot box -- Breaking barriers -- Young voting voices -- The precious right to vote -- Voting from the grave -- The Gerry-Mander and other monsters -- We want change! -- Timeline of voting rights in the United States -- Amendments to the U.S. Constitution discussed in this book.

Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. -- amazon.com

Ages: 10-18.

Grades: 7 to 8.

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