Alexander Keyssar
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The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States
Alexander Keyssar
An esteemed historian offers a compelling re-thinking of the path America has taken toward its goal of universal suffrage
Most Americans take for granted their right to vote, whether they choose to exercise it or not. But the history of suffrage in the U.S. is, in fact,the story of a struggle to achieve this right by our society’s marginalized groups. In The Right to Vote, Duke historian Alexander Keyssar explores the evolution of suffrage over the course of the nation’s history. Examining the many features of the history of the right to vote in the…
