Tyson D King Meadows: 1 book
When the Letter Betrays the Spirit
Voting Rights Enforcement and African American Participation from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
When the Letter Betrays the Spirit examines the wide latitude provided to the executive branch and to the Supreme Court by the text of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing from government enforcement data, legislative history, Supreme Court rulings, the 2006 reauthorization debate on the VRA, and...
