{"product_id":"reclaiming-democracy-a-history-of-voter-disenfranchisement-and-the-future-of-voter-empowerment","title":"PRESALE: Reclaiming Democracy: A History of Voter Disenfranchisement and the Future of Voter Empowerment (Hardcover Coffee Table Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePREORDER NOTICE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis anthology is currently available for preorder. Orders placed today reserve your copy and will begin shipping in early July 2026. Please note that while Shopify may display an earlier estimated shipping date, preorder copies will not be fulfilled until inventory becomes available in July. Thank you for your support and patience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReclaiming Democracy: A History of Voter Disenfranchisement and the Future of Voter Empowerment\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eexplores the precariousness of voting rights for Black people in America, the group that has historically faced the most discernible and pernicious obstacles to voting in the country. Through essays, primary sources, literature, photography, and more, this work tells the story of how and why African Americans were disenfranchised. It focuses on the strategic measures that they, and others, have undertaken to create a just and inclusive democracy in which voting should be a central and unencumbered hallmark of freedom and citizenship. Their struggles laid a foundation to protect the voting rights of many groups. Voting remains a continuously contested right today, and African Americans are often disproportionately impacted by voter restriction measures. This volume is designed to serve as a teaching tool about history, as well as a handbook for the creation of voting justice. History serves as both primer and prologue for organizations and individuals interested in ensuring that voting becomes an accessible attribute of democracy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e---------------------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\"\u003e170 Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e Featuring a blend of essays and photography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\"\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e Premium, durable binding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\"\u003eOverall Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 12”w x 9.5”h\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\"\u003eVersatile:\u003c\/b\u003e Makes a great gift or a robust classroom learning tool\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\"\u003eDisplay:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfectly suited as a sophisticated coffee table centerpiece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditors: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerry Anne Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Elias\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevon Geary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured Contributors: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"567\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEISHA N. BLAIN \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University and an award-winning historian of twentieth-century United States history. She is the author and editor of eight books, including \u003cem data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eWithout Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights\u003c\/em\u003e (W.W. Norton, 2025), a \u003cem data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"878\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"567\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHASAN KWAME JEFFRIES\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian and public intellectual whose work explores the African American freedom movement and the enduring struggle for democracy in the United States. He is the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University and the author of \u003cem data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eBloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1075\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYOHURU WILLIAMS\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished University Chair, Professor of History, and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1431\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOB ZELLNER\u003c\/strong\u003e has been an organizer in the Civil Rights Movement from the 1960s to today. 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