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"Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to vote. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. The Supreme Court has made matters worse by failing to protect voting rights and limiting Congress's ability to do so. The time has come for voters to take action and push for an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee this right for all"--Front...
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Counterfeit lady volume 7
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English
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"A year has passed since Elizabeth Bates ran her last con. Life has been simpler, although not nearly as exciting, but she has thrown herself into working to get the 19th Amendment ratified by thirty-six states to become the law of the land. Since every other Southern state has already rejected the amendment, it seems unlikely Tennessee will be an exception . . . but it's their only hope, so the suffragists descend on Tennessee for the final battle....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Twelve-year old Essie believes that Black people should be allowed to vote, and she's willing to march for that right. On Sunday, March 7, 1965, Essie puts on her best dress to join protesters as they plan to visit the governor in Montgomery, Alabama. But as the 600 marchers approach the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, they are stopped by angry state troopers who will do whatever it takes to stop the peaceful protesters."
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Who were the jujitsuffragettes?
In the early twentieth century, women in England demanded the right to vote—and faced violent retaliation. Rather than back down, the suffragist group Women’s Social and Political Union formed its own security unit. Edith Garrud, a pioneering self-defense instructor, trained them to fight back against abuse and arrest while pursuing long-overdue rights.
This graphic retelling of Garrud’s life reveals the resilience...
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HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Historian Eric Foner chronicles the way in which Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. He addresses the quest of emancipated slaves searching for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and describes the remodeling of Southern society, the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations, and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority...
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Since the beginning of the US, women have been fighting for their rights. Readers will learn about the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, key figures, and the movement's impact in present day"--
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Insight volume IN11781
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Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2021-
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English
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Legal sidebar volume LSB10954
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Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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CRS report volume R47520
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Discover the people, events, and results of Freedom Summer...
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Legal sidebar volume LSB10900
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Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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Legal sidebar volume LSB10896
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Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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Report / 118th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 118-361
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[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Report / 118th Congress 1st session House of Representatives volume 118-268
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[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Legal sidebar volume LSB10897
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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Legal sidebar volume LSB10901
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2023-
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English
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S. hrg volume 118-007
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2023.
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English