{"product_id":"represent-the-unfinished-fight-for-the-vote-hardcover","title":"Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Eric Dyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarc Favreau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead about the electrifying and continuing fight for voting rights--and discover your place in it--in this dramatic exploration of American democracy, from renowned thought leader Michael Eric Dyson and widely celebrated author Marc Favreau.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the most important and least understood true stories of our nation, the fight for representation is an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy sketched out in the Constitution but unfinished in the twenty-first century. With impeccable research and exhilarating prose, Represent tells the story of voting rights in the United States from the American Revolution up to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter takes on a new battle between the forces of people power and forces opposed to it. Readers will meet champions of freedom, including formerly enslaved revolutionaries, a Chinese American teenager, a Lakota Sioux activist, Black World War II veterans, a Mexican American student, and others who fought for their right to vote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing clear lines from then to now, Represent weaves this important struggle into a single American drama that will help readers understand our past, present, and future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Michael Eric Dyson \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over twenty books, a widely celebrated professor, a prominent public intellectual, an ordained Baptist minister, and a noted political analyst. He is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner, and the winner of the American Book Award for \u003ci\u003eCome Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America\u003c\/i\u003e was a Kirkus Prize finalist. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUnequal\u003c\/i\u003e with Marc Favreau. He is also a highly sought after public speaker who is known to excite both secular and sacred audiences. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He invites you to follow him on Twitter @michaeledyson and on his official Facebook page (facebook.com\/michaelericdyson). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Favreau \u003c\/b\u003eis the director of editorial programs at the New Press, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCrash, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAttacked!\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor (with Michael Eric Dyson) of \u003ci\u003eUnequal: A Story of America\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758944452896,"sku":"9780759557062","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca506e59e75f27cf90dc71bc9f9f1f7b.webp?v=1780139632","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/represent-the-unfinished-fight-for-the-vote-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}