The Coming Death Of The Voting Rights Act

A key victory that sprung from the Civil Rights Movement, The Voting Rights Act has long protected black and minority voters from racist policies designed to weaken their political power and silence their voices. Now after decades of conservative attacks on the act, the supreme court has the opportunity to kill some of its strongest voter protection measures. Should they succeed, Americans will lose the ability to challenge discriminatory voting rules and Gerrymandering.The Politics of New America explains and explores the policies of the American federal government in this era of rapid change.