Our time is now : power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America

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Our time is now : power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America

Title remainder

power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America

Statement of responsibility

Stacey Abrams

Creator

• Abrams, Stacey

Author

• Abrams, Stacey

Subject

• Biography
• Elections -- Corrupt practices
• Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States
• Instructional and educational works
• Political participation -- Social aspects
• Political participation -- Social aspects -- United States
• Presidents -- United States -- Election, 2020
• Abrams, Stacey
• Racism -- Political aspects -- United States
• United States
• Voter registration -- Corrupt practices
• Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States
• Voting -- Corrupt practices -- United States
• Racism -- Political aspects
• Abrams, Stacey

Genre

• Instructional and educational works
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

"Voter suppression has plagued America since its inception, and so has the issue of identity-who is really American and what that means. When tied together, as they are in our modern politics, citizens are harmed in overt, subtle, and even personal ways. Stacey Abrams experienced the effects firsthand, running one of the most unconventional races in modern politics as the Democratic nominee for the governorship in Georgia and the first black woman major party nominee in American history. Abrams did not become governor, but she will not concede. And the reason she won't is because democracy failed voters. However, fixing suppression isn't enough unless we understand how it works and how identity plays a pivotal role. Suppression and identity altered the 2016 presidential election-and will do the same in 2020. But progress can win, and here Abrams lays out how. In Our Time Is Now, Abrams draws on extensive national research from her voter rights organization, Fair Fight Action, and her 2020 Census effort, Fair Count, as well as moving and personal anecdotes from her own life. Abrams weaves together the experiences of those who have fought for the vote and the right to be seen throughout our nation's history, linking them with how law and policy deny real political power. So much hangs in the balance for the 2020 election, and the stakes could not be higher. Our Time Is Now will galvanize those seeking change. It will be a critical book by the expert on fair voting and access that will show us where we fall short, who America is now, and most importantly, empower us to become the democracy we're meant to be"--

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Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

JK1994

LC item number

.A37 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography