{"product_id":"give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america-ari-berman","title":"Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America;  Ari Berman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power, with lawmakers devising new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth and with the Supreme Court declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerman brings the struggle over voting rights to life through meticulous archival research, in-depth interviews with major figures in the debate, and incisive on-the-ground reporting. In vivid prose, he takes the reader from the demonstrations of the civil rights era to the halls of Congress to the chambers of the Supreme Court. At this important moment in history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGive Us the Ballot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides new insight into one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 4, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eAri Berman is a senior contributing writer for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine and a Reporting Fellow at The Nation Institute.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enamed Berman one of the “50 most influential political pundits” in the US. He’s written extensively about American politics, civil rights, and the intersection of money and politics. His stories have also appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a frequent guest and political commentator on MSNBC, NPR and C-Span. He’s lectured extensively around the country, including at the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis new book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGive Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in August 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and in paperback by Picador. It was named one of the best books of 2015 by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. Give Us the Ballot was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction and a nominee for the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Writing in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Congressman John Lewis called the book “a must read” and “a primer for every American.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerman’s first book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in October 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a degree in journalism and political science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52267094376770,"sku":null,"price":8.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/giveusballot.jpg?v=1773103482","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america-ari-berman","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}