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- Condition
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- 9781469652009
- ISBN
- 1469652005
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- Poll Power : the Voter Education Project and the Movement for the Ballot in the American South
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 11 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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The civil rights movement required money. In the early 1960s, after years of grassroots organizing, civil rights activists convinced nonprofit foundations to donate in support of voter education and registration efforts. One result was the Voter Education Project (VEP), which, starting in 1962, showed far-reaching results almost immediately and organized the groundwork that eventually led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In African American communities across the South, the VEP catalyzed existing campaigns; it paid for fuel, booked rallies, bought food for volunteers, and paid people to canvass neighborhoods. Despite this progress, powerful conservatives in Congress weaponized the federal tax code to undercut the important work of the VEP. Though local power had long existed in the hundreds of southern towns and cities that saw organized civil rights action, the VEP was vital to converting that power into political motion. Evan Faulkenbury offers a much-needed explanation of how philanthropic foundations, outside funding, and tax policy shaped the southern black freedom movement.
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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
1469652005
ISBN-13
9781469652009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14038581125
Product Key Features
Book Title
Poll Power : the Voter Education Project and the Movement for the Ballot in the American South
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2019
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jk2160.F38 2019
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Faulkenbury mines a wealth of archival sources, including a broad array of oral histories conducted with key players in voter registration efforts. He offers a concise, readable narrative that reminds us that successful social movements require both daring activists on the front lines and dedicated donors who can sustain the effort behind the scenes.-- North Carolina Historical Review, Faulkenbury has written the long-overdue definitive history of the VEP.-- Journal of American History, Faulkenbury's groundbreaking work Poll Power examines the Voter Education Project (VEP). . . . [and] gives the reader insight into a lesser-known yet essential story of the civil rights movement. . . . Well-written and brief. . . . Poll Power is a necessary source for anyone wishing to know more about the inner-workings and financial underpinnings of voter registration efforts in the South.-- Arkansas Historical Quarterly, With a focus on the southern regional efforts of the VEP, Faulkenbury employs a rich array of sources to offer a new perspective of the organization missing from accounts of the civil rights movement. . . . He deftly manages the exigencies of organizational and people's history. . . . Weaving together the varied voices of leaders, officials, and grassroots activists.-- Journal of North Carolina Association of Historians, Offers an important and timely organizational history. . . . Poll Power provides insightful background on the people who created the VEP and reminds us of the powerful layers of resistance to Black voting.-- Journal of African American History, Faulkenbury has written the long-overdue definitive history of the VEP.-- The Journal of American History, Successfully captures how the civil rights movement evolved from one of demonstrations to one that influenced and registered voters. . . . Faulkenbury excels at showing how interactions among organizations in the North helped fund activists in the South, and how the Tax Reform Act of 1969 undermined further progress and ultimately led to the end of the VEP.-- Library Journal , starred review
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2018-043542
Dewey Decimal
324.640975
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Justice, Power, and Politics Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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