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60 Minutes, The Battle For The Ballot
presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Ali Rawaf and Marc E. Lieberman, fl. 2013-2015; interview by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2020), 14 mins
A report on the high volume of mail-in ballots expected during the 2020 election as a result of coronavirus concerns. Election boards face logistical and legislative barriers that have increased the pressure for them to establish strong voting protocols and ensure a partisan election process. Includes interviews w...
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presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Ali Rawaf and Marc E. Lieberman, fl. 2013-2015; interview by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2020), 14 mins
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A report on the high volume of mail-in ballots expected during the 2020 election as a result of coronavirus concerns. Election boards face logistical and legislative barriers that have increased the pressure for them to establish strong voting protocols and ensure a partisan election process. Includes interviews with Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia; Angelique Hinton, voting advocate; Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania attorney general; Sena...
A report on the high volume of mail-in ballots expected during the 2020 election as a result of coronavirus concerns. Election boards face logistical and legislative barriers that have increased the pressure for them to establish strong voting protocols and ensure a partisan election process. Includes interviews with Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia; Angelique Hinton, voting advocate; Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania attorney general; Senator Jake Corman (R-PA); and Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D-PA).
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview, News story
Contributor
Ali Rawaf, Marc E. Lieberman, fl. 2013-2015
Author / Creator
Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Jake Corman, 1964-, Josh Shapiro, 1973-, Albert Schmidt, 1972-, Donald Trump, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Legislative hearings, Legal proceedings, Political events, Voting rights, Elections, Pandemics, Postal services, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023), Political and Social Movements, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
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Copyright © 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Address in Favor of Universal Suffrage, for the Election of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Before the Judiciary Committees of t...
written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902 (Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1867, originally published 1867), 24 page(s)
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written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902 (Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1867, originally published 1867), 24 page(s)
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Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902
Date Published / Released
1867
Publisher
Weed, Parsons & Co.
Topic / Theme
Suffragism, Women's rights, Political and Human Rights, Suffrage, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 2, Interview with David W. Blight, Historian, Yale University,...
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 46 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 spe...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 46 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 speaking tour, voting rights as a central issue, how federal enforcement of radical reconstruction might have worked, reconstruction as a...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Blight talks about debates over reconstruction policy, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Johnson's 1866 speaking tour, voting rights as a central issue, how federal enforcement of radical reconstruction might have worked, reconstruction as a Yankee conquest, Freedmen voting in 1868, African Americans felt more close to the nation than ever before, black legislators, funding, and public policy.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Thaddeus Stevens, 1792-1868, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Political debates, Government policy, Voting rights, Repatriation, Legislatures, Postwar reconstruction, United States. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment Ratified, July 9, 1868, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© 2004-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Andrew Young
directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 28 mins
The African American has fought for more than a century to enter the American political arena. This film relates that struggle from Reconstruction to Andrew Young's first race for the U.S. Congress from Georgia.
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directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 28 mins
Description
The African American has fought for more than a century to enter the American political arena. This film relates that struggle from Reconstruction to Andrew Young's first race for the U.S. Congress from Georgia.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Garrett Saunders
Author / Creator
Bill Buckley
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Rediscovery Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Garrett Saunders
Person Discussed
Andrew Young, 1932-
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Civil rights, Election campaigns, Politicians, Racism, Voting rights, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), American Indians, English, French, Sudanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003-2011 by Rediscovery Productions
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The Black Panther, vol. 6, no. 16:1-20 (May 15, 1971)
in Black Panther, 6 no. 16:1-20 (May 15, 1971) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1971), 20 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 6 no. 16:1-20 (May 15, 1971) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1971), 20 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1971 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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The Black Panther, vol. 11, no. 13:1-24 (March 23, 1974)
in Black Panther, 11 no. 13:1-24 (March 23, 1974) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1974), 24 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 11 no. 13:1-24 (March 23, 1974) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1974), 24 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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The Black Panther, vol. 17, no. 21:1-28 (November 12, 1977)
in Black Panther, 17 no. 21:1-28 (November 12, 1977) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1977), 28 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 17 no. 21:1-28 (November 12, 1977) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1977), 28 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1977 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860...
written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963 (New York, NY: Russell & Russell, 1935), 746 page(s)
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written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963 (New York, NY: Russell & Russell, 1935), 746 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963
Date Published / Released
1935
Publisher
Russell & Russell
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by the Estate of W.E.B. Du Bois
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Bushwhacked: A Counterfeit President for a Fake Democracy, A Collection of Essays on the 2000 National Elections
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (Newark, NJ: Unity and Struggle, 2001), 21 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (Newark, NJ: Unity and Struggle, 2001), 21 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Unity and Struggle
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001, Imamu Amiri Baraka.
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California Voters' Handbook
(Palo Alto, CA: League of Women Voters of California, 1954), 176 page(s)
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(Palo Alto, CA: League of Women Voters of California, 1954), 176 page(s)
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
League of Women Voters of California
Topic / Theme
Voting
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