Selected Web Sites
- History of Federal Voting Rights LawsIntroduction To Federal Voting Rights Laws
Before the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Effect of the Voting Rights Act - US Code: Voting RightsTITLE 52. VOTING AND ELECTIONS
SUBTITLE I. VOTING RIGHTS
CHAPTER 101. GENERALLY - THE FAIR HOUSING ACT"One of the central objectives of the Fair Housing Act, when Congress enacted it in 1968, was to prohibit race discrimination in sales and rentals of housing. "
- Understanding the US Constitution"USE THE TEXT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
AS A PATHWAY INTO THE SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT IT"
Films on Demand Gerrymandering
"Does the practice of gerrymandering— dividing election districts into units to favor a particular group— subvert democracy by making certain congressional districts “safe” for one party or the other and more susceptible to extremist views? Some argue that gerrymandering has made American politics more polarized, pulling voters away from the mainstream and farther to the left or right. Others argue, however, that its impact is limited, and that various factors— talk radio, Internet "echo chambers," and weak campaign finance laws— are far more significant. Is gerrymandering destroying the political center? "
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Book in our collection
- Racism Political aspects United StatesBooks on the subject in our SAU Library
The Roots of Racism:: the politics of white supremacy in the US and Europe by Call Number: Library Second Floor ; HT1523 .G58 2022ISBN: 9781529209211Publication Date: 2022Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Structural Racism is the Problem of the 21st Century -- Political Science, International Relations, and the Normalization of White Supremacy -- The Social and Geographical Construction of Race : A Transatlantic History -- Ties that Bind: Slavery and Colonialism -- Post-War Transitions : The Conflation of Immigration and Race -- Immigration, Race, and Citizenship -- From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter -- Party Politics, the Radical Right, and Race in the 21st Century -- Elections, Protest, and Insurrection -- Conclusion: Finding a Path Forward.
The Anger Gap by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks E185.615 .P46 2020ISBN: 9781108485906Publication Date: 2020"Anger is a powerful mobilizing force in American politics on both sides of the political aisle, but does it motivate all groups equally? This book offers a new conceptualization of anger as a political resource that mobilizes black and white Americans differentially to exacerbate political inequality.--Pointing to black Americans' tempered expectations of politics and the stigmas associated with black anger, it shows how race and lived experience moderate the emergence of emotions and their impact on behavior. The book makes multiple theoretical contributions and offers important practical insights for political strategy"
Dying of Whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland by Call Number: Library Third Floor Stacks RA563.M56 M48 2019ISBN: 9781541644984Publication Date: 2019"Powerful, searing, and sobering, Dying of Whiteness ultimately demonstrates just how much white America would benefit by emphasizing cooperation, rather than chasing false promises of supremacy"--Publisher's description.
Race and the Making of American Political Science by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks JA84.U5 B49 2018ISBN: 9780812250046Publication Date: 2018Description: "The white man's mission" : John W. Burgess and the Columbia School of Political Science -- "All things lawful are not expedient" : the American Political Science Association considers Jim Crow -- Twentieth-century problems : administering an American empire -- The Journal of Race Development : evolution and uplift -- Laying specters to rest : political science encounters the Boasian critique of racial anthropology -- Finding new premises : race science, philanthropy, and the institutional establishment of political science.
Becoming Brave : finding the courage to pursue racial justice now by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks BR115.J8 M42 2020ISBN: 9781587434471Publication Date: 2020Description: Foreword by Austin Channing Brown -- Preface -- The law of timing -- The making of an activist -- What called you forth? -- When politics becomes personal -- Palace living -- The prophetic power of lament -- What's going on? -- Healing the disconnection -- Breaking our silence -- Intercessors for justice -- Speaking truth to power -- The reconciling power of women -- Conclusion: Seizing our moment of destiny.
"Brenda Salter McNeil offers a distinctly Christian framework for addressing systemic injustice, inspiring readers to challenge the status quo in racial reconciliation"--
McNeil offers a distinctly Christian framework for addressing systemic injustice. Looking through the lens of the biblical narrative of Esther, she challenges us to be everyday activists who become courageous enough to break the silence. By working together, we can repair the broken systems of injustice.
Slavery and Racism in American Politics, 1776-1876 by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781476670997Publication Date: 2020"Spanning the first American century, it offers a detailed chronology of slavery and racism in early U.S. politics and society."-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-233) and index.
