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Section 2 On the Chopping Block: Voting Rights and Redistricting

A looming Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais could gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and states are already preparing to redraw maps. These books trace the constitutional, racial, and institutional history that makes this moment so consequential.

5 booksApril 25, 2026

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1. The Second Founding
Eric Foner
Eric Foner traces constitutional transformations that situate how major Court decisions alter the structure of rights...
Shelf signal: Civil War Era
2. Injustices
Ian Millhiser, Joe Barrett
Ian Millhiser documents how Supreme Court rulings have favored powerful interests, offering context for how changes to...
Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
3. The Shadow Docket
Stephen Vladeck
Stephen Vladeck explains the Court's procedural tools and emergency practices that shape fast-moving voting-rights...
Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
4. How the Word Is Passed
Clint Smith
Clint Smith examines the legacy of slavery and racial memory that underpins contemporary battles over minority...
Shelf signal: U.S. History
5. Sundown Towns
James W. Loewen
James Loewen's account of sundown towns and regional racial exclusion helps readers see local histories that make...
Shelf signal: African American U.S. History for Teens
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