Donathan L. Brown, PhD, is associate professor and editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Communication Studies at Ithaca College.Michael L. Clemons, PhD, is associate professor and founding editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Voter Identification Laws Then and Now1. Formulating Democracy: Development and Evolution of Voting Rights in America2. Felon Disenfranchisement and Voting Rights3. On the Birth of Voter Identification Laws: Crawford v. Marion County4. Controversy in the Keystone State: A Pennsylvania Story5. In Defense of Voter ID: Texas v. Holder and Shelby v. Holder6. Conclusion: Current Trends in Voter ID Laws and Felon DisenfranchisementEpilogue: A Note on Majority–Minority GrowthAppendix: Current Voter ID Policy SnippetsBibliographyIndex

A timely and well-written work on an important topic for general readers, senior high school students, and college undergraduates.

Donathan L. Brown, PhD, is associate professor and editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Communication Studies at Ithaca College.Michael L. Clemons, PhD, is associate professor and founding editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Voter Identification Laws Then and Now1. Formulating Democracy: Development and Evolution of Voting Rights in America2. Felon Disenfranchisement and Voting Rights3. On the Birth of Voter Identification Laws: Crawford v. Marion County4. Controversy in the Keystone State: A Pennsylvania Story5. In Defense of Voter ID: Texas v. Holder and Shelby v. Holder6. Conclusion: Current Trends in Voter ID Laws and Felon DisenfranchisementEpilogue: A Note on Majority–Minority GrowthAppendix: Current Voter ID Policy SnippetsBibliographyIndex

A timely and well-written work on an important topic for general readers, senior high school students, and college undergraduates.

Donathan L. Brown, PhD, is associate professor and editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Communication Studies at Ithaca College.Michael L. Clemons, PhD, is associate professor and founding editor of the Journal of Race and Policy in the Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Voter Identification Laws Then and Now1. Formulating Democracy: Development and Evolution of Voting Rights in America2. Felon Disenfranchisement and Voting Rights3. On the Birth of Voter Identification Laws: Crawford v. Marion County4. Controversy in the Keystone State: A Pennsylvania Story5. In Defense of Voter ID: Texas v. Holder and Shelby v. Holder6. Conclusion: Current Trends in Voter ID Laws and Felon DisenfranchisementEpilogue: A Note on Majority–Minority GrowthAppendix: Current Voter ID Policy SnippetsBibliographyIndex

A timely and well-written work on an important topic for general readers, senior high school students, and college undergraduates.