u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfictionu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eNamed a Notable Book of the Year by u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eTheu003c/iu003e u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eTheu003c/iu003e u003ciu003eWashington Postu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eNamed a Best Book of the Year byu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eNPR,u003ciu003e The Boston Globe,u003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003e (Best Nonfiction)u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eCountless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. In this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit it from the moment the act was signed into law. The VRA is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, and yet—more than fifty years later—the battles over race, representation, and political power continue, as lawmakers devise new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth, while the Supreme Court has declared a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThrough meticulous research, in-depth interviews, and incisive on-the-ground reporting, u003ciu003eGive Us the Ballotu003c/iu003e offers the first comprehensive history of its kind, and provides new insight into one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time.u003c/pu003e