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Washington journal, live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. Joining us to take to talk about her book one person, no. Ote is the author why did you write this book . The book emerged out of two one was the 2016 election and there i saw the pundits keep talking about people just didnt show up. Up andople didnt show hillary lost because black people werent feeling hillary. That and it did not make sense because this was the first election in 50 years without the protection of the Voting Rights act. We had a series of laws coming through, targeting africanamericans, so i wanted to lay out how Voter Suppression s. Rks because host what protections were under the Voting Rights act. Passedin 1965, congress the Voting Rights act. It began to deal with th ....
One person, no vote. Why did you write this book . Guest the book emerged out of two things, one was a 2016 election, and there is when i about,he pundits talking black people did not show up. Blacky lost because people were not feeling hillary. I looked at that and it did not make sense because this was the first election in 50 years without the protection of the Voting Rights act. We had a series of laws coming through, targeting africanamericans, so i wanted to lay out how Voter Suppression s. Rks because host what protections were under the Voting Rights act. Passedin 1965, congress the Voting Rights act. It began to deal with the massive disenfranchisement happening particularly in the south. Where you had counties that had a majority black population, but zero ....
From all sides of the political spectrum on key Public Policy issues. Joining us today to talk about her book is an africanamerican studies professor at and where university in atlanta. Why did you write this book . The book emerged out of two things. One was the 2016 election. There is what i heard the pundits talking about how you know black people just did not show up. Hillary lost because black people did not show up in hillary lost because my people just were not feeling hillary. And i looked at that and he didnt make any sense because this was the first election in president ial election in years without the protection of the Voting Rights act. And we have had a series of laws coming targeted at africanamericans, so i want to begin to lay out how actually vote or suppression works. Because it is legal to democracy. So what protections were in place before the 2016 electio ....