How decades of legal attacks and court decisions have undermined the crown jewel of the civil rights movement

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10/08/2026

I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Michael Miller and Kevin Morris, authors of the new book, An American Problem: How the Country Built – and the Supreme Court Broke – the Voting Rights Act. T...

I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Michael Miller and Kevin Morris, authors of the new book, An American Problem: How the Country Built – and the Supreme Court Broke – the Voting Rights Act. T...

To face our history, we must be honest about it.

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I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Michael Miller and Kevin Morris, authors of the new book, An American Problem: How the Country Built – and the Supreme Court Broke – the Voting Rights Act. T...

This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

The rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act, from the triumph of its passage in 1965 to its evisceration by the Supreme Court in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder

A breathtaking disregard for the principles and institutions that have underpinned the foundations of our free society for 250 years.

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After the 2020 election, online talk of voter fraud zeroed in on cities with large Black populations. A new study suggests these racialized claims found a particularly receptive audience among White A...

How decades of legal attacks and court decisions have undermined the crown jewel of the civil rights movement

Michael G. Miller and Kevin T. Morris chronicle the rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act, from the triumph of its passage in 1965 to its evisceration by the Supreme Court in 2013.