Tuesday June 23, 2020 6:30 pm via zoom.

Zoom invitation and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

Read the book and join the LALL book discussion group’s year-long exploration of voting rights Our voting rights are more important now than ever! In One Person, No Vote, Professor Anderson chronicles 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.

Named one of the Best Books of the Year (2018) by:

• Washington Post
• Boston Globe
• NPR
• New York Public Library