The Trouble with Voting
Thursday, April 2, 2020, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Type: Plenary Session
Abstract
In 1870 the ratification of the 15th Amendment guaranteed that the right to vote would not be “denied or abridged…on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” and in 1920 the ratification of the 19th Amendment made the same guarantee with regard to “sex.” Despite the promise of universal suffrage, inequality in voting has persisted. During a critical election year, our panelists will mark the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with reflections on the troubled history of voting.
Session Participants
Chair: Nancy MacLean, Duke University
Panelist: Carol Anderson, Emory University
Panelist: Geraldo Luján Cadava, Northwestern University
Panelist: Liette Gidlow, Wayne State University
Panelist: Allan J. Lichtman, American University