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

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Overview

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
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year!

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ISBN-13:	9780823439577
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,160,286
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of more than thirty-five books for children. Her Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi was an ALA Notable Book, a Booklist Editor's Choice, and a Golden Kite Honor Award recipient. Other titles have been Golden Kite winners and honor books, NCTE Ortis Pictus Honor books, Sydney Taylor winner and honor books, ALA Notable books, and National Jewish Book Award finalists. She lives in Malibu, CA.

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12/23/2019
Rubin (Coco Chanel) presents a detailed history of voting in America and the numerous battles to garner this right for people other than white, male property owners. Although the topics skip back and forth chronologically, historical photos and straightforward text provide clear explanations for how the framers of the Constitution set things up, as well as more contemporary issues of gerrymandering and voting rights for women, Native Americans, African-Americans, and young people. Rubin’s factual narrative highlights the systemic racism that influenced the Constitution, was rampant in the women’s suffrage movement, and still plays a large part in elections and voting laws today; he also recounts the extreme sacrifices and harrowing brutality experienced by many involved in movements to win equal voting rights for all. Readers will gain an understanding of the importance of voting in elections, both local and national. A timeline of voting rights in the U.S. and a section showing relevant Constitutional amendments enhance this timely, eye-opening resource’s appeal. Ages 10–up. (Feb.)

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"Accessible, journalistic text covers a good deal of all-things-election, including the history of suffrage extended beyond white, male landowners—and many documented stories of fraud, violence, and corruption carried out by both major parties over the years. . . . Pithy and worthwhile."—Kirkus Reviews

"Give Us the Vote! is an invaluable resource on the development of the U.S. voting process that offers a plethora of avenues for discussion on every page. . . . A reminder of how priceless voting is, Give Us the Vote! displays how vital it is to protect the right from those determined to suppress it."—Shelf Awareness

"Readers will gain an understanding of the importance of voting in elections, both local and national. A timeline of voting rights in the U.S. and a section showing relevant Constitutional amendments enhance this timely, eye-opening resource’s appeal." —Publishers Weekly

"Rubin distills and organizes a great deal of information into an engaging, accessible narrative that seems particularly pertinent in a presidential election year. Quotes from different eras and movements help readers sense the moods and attitudes of various historical periods, while well-chosen photos, drawings, paintings, and political cartoons illustrate the presentation. A concise, informative introduction to voting rights in America."—Booklist

"Each chapter is filled with primary source photographs, political cartoons, and illustrations that help bring the information to life. The final chapter touches on ways young people have gotten involved in activism in recent history, and will likely motivate some readers to find ways to get involved in the political system. . . . An intriguing look at the struggles faced by voters in the United States through history and into modern times." —School Library Journal

"The sheer depth of information combines with a timeline of voting rights in the United States and text from the Constitution and amendments to create an impressive resource for students who seek information on the history of voting and elections in the United States." —School Library Connection

From the Publisher

02/21/2020
Gr 5 Up—This examination of voting rights arrives just in time for the 2020 election season and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rubin studies the history behind winning the right to vote, both for women and people of color, and confronts issues still faced today. Events are not presented chronologically; however, the text is straightforward and journalistic. Details of systematic racism and violent conditions faced by those fighting for voting rights are presented in a narrative format that will attract young readers. Each chapter is filled with primary source photographs, political cartoons, and illustrations that help bring the information to life. The final chapter touches on ways young people have gotten involved in activism in recent history, and will likely motivate some readers to find ways to get involved in the political system. A time line of voting rights and amendments to the Constitution, as well as an extensive source list, will be helpful for those looking to do additional research. VERDICT An intriguing look at the struggles faced by voters in the United States through history and into modern times. A recommended purchase that will instill an appreciation for voting rights.—Ellen Conlin, Naperville Public Library, IL

School Library Journal

2019-11-10
Text and photographs document the ongoing struggle for voting rights in the United States, from the Constitution's inception into early 2019.
This slim volume has 19 chapters with intriguing titles, including "How To Steal an Election" and "Voting From the Grave." The prologue includes an interview with Jamie Azure, chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, who explains how a 2018 North Dakota election law effectively denied suffrage to previously enrolled Native Americans. The next chapters move backward to civil rights in the 1960s and only then to the Founding Fathers—a clever way to ensnare young readers. Accessible, journalistic text covers a good deal of all-things-election, including the history of suffrage extended beyond white, male landowners—and many documented stories of fraud, violence, and corruption carried out by both major parties over the years. It gradually returns full circle to 2018, carefully balancing opinions from current Democrats and Republicans as it reports on the 2013 Supreme Court's partial dismantling of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; 2016 election controversies; and youth activism vis-à-vis the environment, gun laws, and 16-year-old suffrage. In general, there is excellent coverage of past and recent protest movements relating directly or indirectly to voting; gerrymandering commands an entire chapter. However, current protesting against the Electoral College is the unspoken elephant—or donkey—in the room. This is especially disturbing after the text properly describes its insidious undermining of voter equality.
Pithy and worthwhile. (timeline, relevant constitutional amendments, sources, index) (Nonfiction. 10-16)

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