The Black Vote and the US Democracy

The Brennan Center for Justice presents:  The Black Vote and U.S. Democracy A Book Talk with Darryl Pinckney Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Registration 12:30 p.m. Program Constance Milstein and Family Global Academic Center NYU Washington D.C. 1307 L Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 featuring introductory remarks by: Wade Henderson President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights moderated by: Nicole Austin-Hillery Director of the Washington, D.C. Office, Brennan Center for Justice Darryl Pinckney’s new book, Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy, is a meditation on the intersection between civil rights and the history of black participation in U.S. electoral politics. Fifty years after the first passage of the Voting Rights Act, Pinckney investigates the struggle for black voting rights from Reconstruction through the civil rights movement to Barack Obama’s two presidential campaigns. Join the Brennan Center for a candid and engaging discussion with the author of this powerful and timely combination of memoir, historical narrative, and contemporary political and social analysis. CLICK HERE to RSVP. If you have any questions, please contact Brennan Center Events Manager, Jafreen Uddin, at jafreen.uddin@nyu.edu or 646.292.8345.

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