Voting is our most important right as Americans-“the right that protects all the others,” as Lyndon Johnson famously said when he signed the Voting Rights Act-but it’s also the one most violently contested throughout U.S. history. Since the gutting of the act in the landmark Shelby County v. Holder case in 2013, many states have passed laws restricting the vote. The vote seems to be in unprecedented peril.

This surprising, compelling book tells the history of how we got to this moment–from the Founding Fathers to today’s high-tech manipulation of election districts–and shows us as well how to protect our most sacred, hard-fought principle of one person, one vote. Here is THE book on gerrymandering for citizens, politicians, journalists, activists, and voters.

An optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump’s victory, what do we do now? The answer — We need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.

“Drawing the Vote,” an original graphic novel, looks at the history of voting rights in the United States and how it affects the way we vote today. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.

The New York Times bestselling author of “The Case for Impeachment” shows that gerrymandering and voter suppression have a long history. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Hoopla.

This highly-awarded book narrates the effects of the Voting Rights Act on society, and the ongoing attempts to counteract and weaken it, using archives, interviews and first-hand reporting. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.

In her New York Times bestseller “White Rage,” Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded Black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With “One Person, No Vote,” she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.

From an award-winning journalist covering gender and politics comes an inside look at the female candidates fighting back and winning elections in the crucial 2018 midterms.

A concise and readable guide to the electoral system and how it has evolved (or not) with society. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.

A reference for teen students provides information about the past, present, and future of American elections. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.

A law professor’s examination of the ways many Americans – nonwhite, elderly, or poor, especially – have been prevented from voting throughout the country’s history. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Hoopla.

As a candidate whose race was affected by voter suppression tactics, Abrams writes from a personal but well-researched perspective on how voters can work to ensure that their vote is counted, and be more civically engaged. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.

Geiger Smith examines how voting works today, how it came to be that way, the myths surrounding voting fraud, and how it can be made more accessible so more people participate in the voting process, among many other relevant topics. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla.

Drawing on her constitutional expertise, Wehle walks readers through the basics of how voting works state to state, and which articles and amendments in the Constitution relate to voting.

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