One Person, No Vote

How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy

By: Carol Anderson

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

From the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of White Rage, the startling - and timely - history of voter suppression in America, with a foreword by Senator Dick Durbin.

In her New York Times best seller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: 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 organising, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2018 midterm elections.

©2018 Carol Anderson, PhD (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

one person, no vote clearly explains voter suppression and how it is eating away at democracy in the US.

I highly recommend this book. I think more people in the US should read it to understand what is really happening in the US. When we deny people their right to vote, we hurt our democracy. The book also lists quite a few voting rights agencies that people can either get involved with, donate to or get more information.

Book lover

This book by Carol Anderson is so informative and insightful about the tactics used in voter suppression towards marginalized communities. I recommend this book to those who love history, especially history about voting in the United States.

Brilliant and devastating

Carol Anderson has written a brilliant, thorough and devastating analysis of a systemic attack on our democracy. Every American should read this book — and then take action.

Greater Power than Wealth Lies in One’s Unhindered Right to Vote

Dr. Carol Anderson has done it again with her new book! It is a must read if only to learn how the greater power, in even a flawed democracy, is in the people’s legally unhindered right to vote.

Voting responsibilities & rights

A most interesting history of voting from Civil War era to present day. It is well written & well documented. A great reason to vote.