Our time is now : power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Published
[New York] : Macmillan Audio, [2020].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Status
Clallam Bay - Talking Books
AUDBK 324.6097 ABRAMS
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AUDBK 324.6097 ABRAMS
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abrams, Stacey.
Audiobooks.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Political participation -- Social aspects -- United States.
Presidents -- United States -- Election, 2020.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Voting -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Audiobooks.
Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Political participation -- Social aspects -- United States.
Presidents -- United States -- Election, 2020.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Voting -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Published
[New York] : Macmillan Audio, [2020].
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (approximately 9 hr., 21 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9781250772312
Notes
General Note
Title from web page.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
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 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 people 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. Abrams draws on extensive national research from her voter rights organization, Fair Fight Action, and her 2020 Census effort,