Academic Year 2014-2015
Event Title
Making Sure the RIGHT People Vote: Identity and Suffrage in American History
Location
Alvin Sherman Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
Start Date
26-3-2015 12:00 PM
End Date
26-3-2015 1:00 PM
Disciplines
American Politics | Political History | Politics and Social Change
Description
Since the founding of this nation, the underlying reality in our electoral systems is not that EVERYONE votes, but rather that every effort is made to assure that only the RIGHT people vote (with different groups at various times defining RIGHT by their own differing standards). The result has been a long history of voter exclusion based on such identity factors as race, gender, and ethnicity. This talk will explore the ongoing link between identity and suffrage—or the extent to which who you are determines whether and how you vote.
Making Sure the RIGHT People Vote: Identity and Suffrage in American History
Alvin Sherman Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
Since the founding of this nation, the underlying reality in our electoral systems is not that EVERYONE votes, but rather that every effort is made to assure that only the RIGHT people vote (with different groups at various times defining RIGHT by their own differing standards). The result has been a long history of voter exclusion based on such identity factors as race, gender, and ethnicity. This talk will explore the ongoing link between identity and suffrage—or the extent to which who you are determines whether and how you vote.