The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act

<p>It's been 10 years since the Supreme Court started to dismantle the Voting Rights Act in <i>Shelby County</i> v. <i>Holder</i>. Ari Berman, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america-ari-berman/16649093?ean=9781250094728" target="_blank">Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America</a>, joins Leah and Kate to track the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the challenges against it over the decades, and the fallout from <i>Shelby County</i> and other voting rights cases.</p><ul><li>Order <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america-ari-berman/16649093?ean=9781250094728" target="_blank">Give Us the Ballot</a> from Bookshop.org. Code STRICT10 gets you 10% off!</li><li>Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.</li></ul>