Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

Ari Berman, contributing writer, The Nation magazine, and investigative journalism fellow at The Nation Institute, charts both the transformation of American democracy under the Voting Rights Amendment and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, 50 years later, we’re still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power. Berman’s stories have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian. Sponsored by the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement.