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This book examines how Martin Luther King's life and work had a
profound, if unpredictable, impact on the course of the United
States since the civil rights era. A global icon of freedom,
justice, and equality, King is recognized worldwide as a beacon in
the struggles of peoples seeking to eradicate oppression,
entrenched poverty, social deprivation, as well as political and
economic disfranchisement. While Dr. King's work and ideas have
gained broad traction, some powerful people misappropriate the
symbol of King, skewing his legacy. With unique, multidisciplinary
works by scholars from around the country, this anthology focuses
on contemporary socialpolicies and issues in America. Collectively,
these pieces explore wide-ranging issues and contemporary social
developments through the lens of Dr. King's perceptions, analysis,
and prescriptions. Essayists bring a multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary approach to social policies and current issues in
light of his ideals. They strive to glean new approaches and
solutions that comport with Dr. King's vision. Organized into three
sections, the book focuses on selected issues in contemporary
domestic politics and policy, foreign policy and foreign affairs,
and social developments that impinge upon African Americans and
Americans in general. Essays shed light on Dr. King's perspective
related to crime and justice, the right to vote, the hip hop
movement, American foreign policy in the Middle East and Africa,
healthcare, and other pressing issues. This book infers what Dr.
King's response and actions might be on important and problematic
contemporary policy and social issues that have arisen in the
post-civil rights era. With contributions by: Rosa M. Banda,
Michael L. Clemons, Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey, Donathan L. Brown,
Hannah Firdyiwek, Alonzo M. Flowers III, Helen Taylor Greene,
William G. Jones, Athena M. King, Taj'ullah Sky Lark, Jamela M.
Martin, Marcus L. Martin, Byron D'Andra Orey, Amardo Rodriguez,
Audrey E. Snyder, James L. Taylor, Leslie U. Walker, and Jason M.
Williams.
With the increasing demands for changes in how we vote, the authors
analyze the complications of race tied to these proposed policies
through historical and contemporary challenges. Why does race play
such a discursive role when it comes to the "right to vote"?
Lawmakers are continuing to propose changes to voting rights
policies that directly impact African Americans and the emerging
Latino electorate. Ranging from issues like voter identification
laws, accusations of voter fraud, and voting rights for convicted
felons, this single-volume provides an in-depth analysis regarding
the various racial dimensions embedded in cases of public policy.
By highlighting the origination and evolution of the Voting Rights
Act of 1965, Voting Rights under Fire: The Continuing Struggle for
People of Color demonstrates the still-prevalent issues around
voting and people of color. This work will provide readers an
accessible, interdisciplinary book that interconnects past and
present issues involving political debates, public policy, and
court decisions pertaining to race and voting rights in America.
Highlights the racial dimensions tied to the historical development
of voting rights in the United States Illustrates how contemporary
voting rights developments are connected to the goal of minimizing
or suppressing the African American and Latino vote Presents the
way voting rights laws continue to retrogress at the hands of
lawmakers Demonstrates the increasing salience that race plays
within public policy, especially pertaining to political power
Contributions by Rosa M. Banda, Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey,
Donathan L. Brown, Michael L. Clemons, William H. L. Dorsey, Hannah
Firdyiwek, Alonzo M. Flowers III, Helen Taylor Greene, William G.
Jones, Athena M. King, Taj'ullah Sky Lark, Jamela M. Martin, Marcus
L. Martin, Byron D'Andra Orey, Amardo Rodriguez, Audrey E. Snyder,
James L. Taylor, Leslie Walker, and Jason M. Williams. This book
examines how Martin Luther King's life and work had a profound, if
unpredictable, impact on the course of the United States since the
civil rights era. A global icon of freedom, justice, and equality,
King is recognized worldwide as a beacon in the struggles of
peoples seeking to eradicate oppression, entrenched poverty, social
deprivation, as well as political and economic disfranchisement.
While Dr. King's work and ideas have gained broad traction, some
powerful people misappropriate the symbol of King, skewing his
legacy. With unique, multidisciplinary works by scholars from
around the country, this anthology focuses on contemporary social
policies and issues in America. Collectively, these pieces explore
wide-ranging issues and contemporary social developments through
the lens of Dr. King's perceptions, analysis, and prescriptions.
Essayists bring a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach
to social policies and current issues in light of his ideals. They
strive to glean new approaches and solutions that comport with Dr.
King's vision. Organized into three sections, the book focuses on
selected issues in contemporary domestic politics and policy,
foreign policy and foreign affairs, and social developments that
impinge upon African Americans and Americans in general. Essays
shed light on Dr. King's perspective related to crime and justice,
the right to vote, the hip hop movement, American foreign policy in
the Middle East and Africa, healthcare, and other pressing issues.
This book infers what Dr. King's response and actions might be on
important and problematic contemporary policy and social issues
that have arisen in the post-civil rights era.
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