In her New York
Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious
history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress
in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No
Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African
American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court
decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the
Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a
demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting
requirements without approval from the Department of Justice.
Focusing on the
aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of
government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very
eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In
gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression
works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures.
And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the
organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to
vote to all Americans.
