CHAPTER TEN “In No Event Shall a Negro Be Eligible”: The NAACP Takes on the Texas All-White Primary, 1923–1944
Charles Zelden
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2021
The Battle for the Black Ballot: Smith v. Allwright and the Defeat of the Texas All White Primary
Charles Zelden
Justice Lies in the District: The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902–1960
Charles Zelden
“In no Event shall a Negro be Eligible” Lawrence A. Nixon and the All-‐White Primary
Charles Zelden
Book Discussion: Thurgood Marshall: Race, Rights, and the Struggle for a More Perfect Union
Charles Zelden
Author-Meets-Readers: Edward Foley’s Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States (Oxford University Press, 2016)
Charles Zelden
Defending the People's Harbor: Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois and the Debate over Government Control of Public Resources in the Late Nineteenth Century
Charles Zelden
History Shows that Our Elections Are Rigged—Just Not the Way Donald Trump Thinks They Are
Charles Zelden
Nightmares and Meltdowns: What Could Go Wrong with the 2020 Election and What we Can do to Stop It
Charles Zelden
Talking Legal History Podcast, Episode 23: Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Growing Crisis in American Democracy, Expanded 3rd Edition.
Charles Zelden
Public Harbor, Private Harbor? Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois and the Public Trust in the Nineteenth Century
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Voting and the Problem of the Environment: Why Election Reform is a Necessary First Step to Tackling Global Warming
Charles Zelden
Voting Rights and the Constitution: The Origins, Contents and Impacts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Charles Zelden
Understanding Fundamental Documents: The Bill of Rights & The UN Declaration of Human Rights
Charles Zelden
Politics Now: Insurrection Edition
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
2020
National Security and Civil Liberties: A Balance of Needs vs. Rights
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
Election 2020: A Post-Mortem
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Getting the Low Down on Voting in the 2020 Presidential Election
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Nightmares and Meltdowns: What Could Go Wrong with the 2020 Election and What we Can do to Stop It
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Family Deep Dives: Elections
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Election During A Pandemic: A Constitutional Conversation
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Understanding Fundamental Documents: The Bill of Rights & The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Contested Elections and the 2020 Presidential Race
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
Guest opinion: Legislatures picking electors to the Electoral College: It could not only happen, it almost did
Charles Zelden
When Elections Go Wrong: Remembers Bush v Gore
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
2019
The Problem of Gerrymandering: Issues, Challenges and Solutions
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
Voting and the Problem of the Environment: Why Election Reform is a Necessary First Step to Tackling Global Warming
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
The Dangers of Vote Denial and Dilution
Humanities and Politics Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, and Lectures
The Many Faces of Gerrymandering: A Preliminary Assessment
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2018
And the Winner Is . . . The 2018 Midterms: A Post-Mortem
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The upcoming mid-term elections
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2017
Author-Meets-Readers: Edward Foley’s Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States (Oxford University Press, 2016)
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Thurgood Marshall’s Constitution
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Hate Speech and our Community Response
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2016
Putting the 2016 Presidential election into context or, How did we get here?
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9/11: Unanswered Questions 15 Years Later
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail: 2016
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Reflections on the History and Historiography of the Federal Courts
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Presidential Politics: Where Do I Start?
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Protect Your Right To Vote
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2015
New Perspectives on Twenty-Century Criminal Justice
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Voting Rights and the Constitution: The Origins, Contents and Impacts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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How I Got Into Scholarship
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So Hillary is Running for President...What's Next
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Voting and the Politics of Identity
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Making Sure the RIGHT People Vote: Identity and Suffrage in American History
CAHSS Intellectual Conversations
Doing Legal History Research
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A Few Thoughts on Gerrymandering
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2014
Presidential Politics Since Bush v. Gore
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Thurgood Marshall: A Life in the Law
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Here They Come Again: The Midterm Elections of 2014
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2013
The Southern Roots of the Reapportionment Revolution
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
2009
CHAPTER TEN “In No Event Shall a Negro Be Eligible”: The NAACP Takes on the Texas All-White Primary, 1923–1944
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
2008
Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Hidden Crisis in American Democracy
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
2004
The Battle for the Black Ballot: Smith v. Allwright and the Defeat of the Texas All White Primary
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
“In no Event shall a Negro be Eligible” Lawrence A. Nixon and the All-‐White Primary
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
2002
Voting Rights on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters
1994
1993
Justice Lies in the District: The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902–1960
Humanities and Politics Faculty Book and Book Chapters