Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot

The corruption, activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author.

For over 200 years, people have marched, gone to jail, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballets or outright stolen votes and sometimes entire elections.

Perfect for students who want to know more about voting rights, this nonfiction book contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. Back matter includes a bibliography, source notes, texts of the Constitution and amendments, a timeline, and an index.

A Junior Library Guild Selection
Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 02/04/2020
ISBN: 9780823439577
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 12/23/2019
Booklist 01/01/2020 pg. 74
Shelf Awareness 02/11/2020
School Library Journal 02/21/2020 pg. 1

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 507368 / Give Us the Vote! Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 4