Title: The triumph of voting rights in the South /
Authors: Bullock, Charles S., 1942-; Gaddie, Ronald Keith.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: United States.; African Americans Suffrage Southern States.; Minorities Suffrage Southern States.; Linguistic minorities Suffrage Southern States.; Elections Southern States; Voting Southern States.; Southern States Politics and government
Abstract: "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 achieved what two constitutional amendments and three civil rights acts could not: giving African Americans in the South access to the ballot free from restriction or intimidation. The most exhaustive treatment of elections and race in the region in sixty years, The Triumph of Voting Rights in the South explores the impact of that landmark legislation and highlights lingering concerns about minority political participation."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Pt. 1. The original seven section 5 states -- Mississippi ; Alabama ; Georgia ; Louisiana ; Virginia ; South Carolina ; North Carolina -- Pt. 2. The 1975 amendment states -- Texas ; Florida -- Pt. 3. Southern states not covered by section 5 -- Tennessee ; Arkansas -- Pt. 4. Conclusions -- A comparative analysis of the impact of the Voting rights act in the south ; Assessing the Voting rights act in political context -- Epilogue: The 2008 presidential election -- Appendix A. Analytic methods for estimating racial voting patterns -- Appendix B. Voter registration and turnout by race and ethnicity.