Give Us the Vote!: Over 200 Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823449903)

The activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author.

For over 200 years, people have marched, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballets or outright stolen votes and sometimes entire elections.

Perfect for students who want to know more about voting rights, this nonfiction 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. Back matter includes a bibliography, source notes, texts of the Constitution and amendments, a timeline, and an index.

A Junior Library Guild Selection
Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase

Author: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN-10: 0823449904
ISBN-13: 9780823449903
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2021
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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