{"product_id":"give-us-the-ballot-9781250094728","title":"Give Us the Ballot","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Notable Book of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNPR,\u003ci\u003e The Boston Globe,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (Best Nonfiction)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. In this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit it from the moment the act was signed into law. The VRA is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, and yetmore than fifty years laterthe battles over race, representation, and political power continue, as lawmakers devise\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407254430039,"sku":"9781250094728","price":17.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250094728.jpg?v=1730498739","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/give-us-the-ballot-9781250094728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}