"Let Us Vote!" : : Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment /

"Let Us Vote!" : : Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment / / Jennifer Frost.

The fascinating tale of how a bipartisan coalition worked successfully to lower the voting age“Let Us Vote!” tells the story of the multifaceted endeavor to achieve youth voting rights in the United States. Over a thirty-year period starting during World War II, Americans, old and young, Democrat an...

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Frost, Jennifer,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 23 b/w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction “We’re old enough so let us vote”
  • Part I “It’s been a long time gettin’ here” 1942–1962
  • 1 Franchise of Freedom
  • 2 Youth’s Own Future
  • 3 Make Democracy Live
  • 4 Change Is in the Air
  • Part II “A change is comin’ and it’s very near” 1963–1967
  • 5 Agenda for a Generation
  • 6 Consent of the Governed
  • 7 Challenge of Citizenship
  • 8 This Is Democracy?
  • Part III “It’s time that we all made a contribution” 1968–1969
  • 9 Turning Point ’68
  • 10 We Can Vote Them Out
  • 11 It’s About Time
  • 12 Where It’s At!
  • Part IV “Come on and let us vote—it’s a solution” 1970–1971
  • 13 The Hour Is Striking
  • 14 Enfranchised?
  • 15 A Step Forward
  • 16 On Account of Age
  • Conclusion “Talking ’bout you and me changin’ things peacefully”
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: Youth Suffrage in States and Territories, 1943–1971
  • Note on Source
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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