Introduction / David Kusnet
The contstitution and the franchise : The struggle to gain the right to vote: 1787-1965 / Karen McGill Arrington
A promise yet unfulfilled / Judge Damon Keith
Voting, voting rights, and political power in American history / Mary Frances Berry
The franchise from reconstruction to the present : The Civil War amendments: the second constitution and the evolving political struggle / Charles V. Hamilton.
(cont.) Development of the franchise: 1957-1980 / Armand Derfner
Development of the franchise: 1982 voting rights amendments / Lani Guinier
The impact of the vote : Southern odyssey: two decades of racial evolution / Margaret Edds
Muted voices: a comparative perspective of women's and blacks' voting participation / Celinda Lake.
(cont.) Citizen action in voting : State initiatives to increase citizen participation / Bill Clinton
Native American political participation / Jeanette Wolfley
In pursuit of political equality / Henry Der
Bringing voting to the people / Al Raby.