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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Background and History -- Introduction -- Voting Rights in England and the American Colonies through the Revolutionary Period -- The "Forty-Shilling Freeholders -- The Debates at Putney: Property and Politics -- The Case for Property Restrictions -- The Colonial Experience -- The Case against Property Restrictions -- The Revolution's Effect -- The Suffrage Debates at the Constitutional Convention 1787 -- The Constitutional Convention -- The Motives of the Framers -- The Democratization of the Electorate: 1789-1860 -- The Demise of Property Restrictions -- The Rise and Fall of Taxpayer Requirements -- Forces of Expansion -- Suffrage Limited in Other Ways -- Electoral Reforms -- Near-Universal Adult White Male Suffrage -- Suffrage and Disenfranchisement: 1860-1920 -- The Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments -- Reconstruction -- The South Redeemed -- Narrowing in the North -- The Special Case of Native Americans -- Women's Suffrage -- Electoral Reforms -- The Franchise Limited -- Suffrage Delayed, Suffrage Earned: 1920-2000 -- The Interwar Period: Disenfranchisement Unscathed -- A "Second Reconstruction," -- Reapportionment, Redistricting, and Gerrymandering -- Age Appropriate -- The Special Case of the District of Columbia -- Electoral Reforms -- The Return to Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Introduction -- Felon Disenfranchisement -- Voter ID -- Voter Registration Reform -- How to Register -- When to Register -- Voter Roll Purging -- Voting Reform -- Tuesday Voting -- Early Voting -- Mail-In Voting -- Gerrymandering -- Partisan Gerrymandering -- Racial Gerrymandering -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Shelby County v. Holder (2013) -- The Electoral College -- Conclusion -- References.

Why does race play such a discursive role when it comes to the ""right to vote""? Lawmakers are continuing to propose changes to voting rights policies that directly impact African Americans and the emerging Latino electorate. Ranging from issues like voter identification laws, accusations of voter fraud, and voting rights for convicted felons, this single-volume provides an in-depth analysis regarding the various racial dimensions embedded in cases of public policy. By highlighting the origination and evolution of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Voting Rights under Fire: The Continuing St