The Voting Rights War tells the story of the ongoing struggle to achieve voting equality through 100 years of work by the NAACP at the Supreme Court. From Plessy v. Ferguson through today's conflicts around voter suppression, the book highlights the challenges facing African American voters and the work of the NAACP.

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College (CUNY) and a civil rights attorney. She is the author of Race, Law, and American Society. Browne-Marshall is an award-winning legal correspondent and a playwright. A member of the National Press Club, her weekly columns on the US Supreme Court are syndicated nationwide. She has provided commentary for BBC, CNN, CBS, NPR, C-SPAN, and more.
Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian is a renowned voting rights activist, minister, and community organizer. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he was a friend to Martin Luther King, Jr., a Freedom Rider, and leader of numerous civil rights organizations.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Time-line of Selected Events and Cases
One. Born of Bloodshed
Two. Earning the Vote
Three. Our First Victory: The Grandfather Clause
Four. White-Only Primaries
Five. Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests
Six. The Voting Rights Act
Seven. Vote Dilution and Photo Identification Laws
Appendix.
References.
Index.