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by Gary May


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A vivid and fast-paced history, Gary May's Bending toward Justice offers a dramatic account of the birth and precarious life of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It is an extraordinary story of the intimidation and murder of courageous activists who struggled to ensure that all Americans would be able to exercise their right to vote. May outlines the divisions within the Civil Rights Movement, describes the relationship between President Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr., and captures the congressional politics of the 1960s. Bending toward Justice is especially timely, given that the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act. As May shows, the fight for voting rights is by no means over.

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  • Title Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy
  • Author Gary May
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Duke University Press
  • Date 2014-12-26
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780822359272 / 0822359278
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Reading level 1210
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014040409
  • Dewey Decimal Code 342.73

About the author

Gary May is Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of The Informant: The FBI, the Ku Klux Klan and the Murder of Viola Liuzzo.
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