The Constitution: Rights to Know

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This program will discuss the history of Voting in the U.S., the Voting Rights Act, how it has changed over time (such as the 14th and 19th Amendments) and recent attacks on the right to vote. 

David A. Bateman, Associate Professor in the Government Department as well as the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University and author of Disenfranchising Democracy: Constructing the Electorate in the United States, United Kingdom, and France will lead the discussion.