{"product_id":"just-freedom-inside-floridas-decades-long-voting-rights-battle-paperback","title":"Just Freedom: Inside Florida's Decades-Long Voting Rights Battle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Rivero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of an extraordinary\u003cbr\u003eexpansion of voting rights and the obstacles holding back its implementation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen\u003cbr\u003eFlorida citizens voted in 2018 to pass Amendment 4 to the state constitution, which\u003cbr\u003epromised to restore voting rights to people with past felony convictions, the\u003cbr\u003edecision was celebrated as a civil rights victory and the nation's largest\u003cbr\u003eexpansion of voting rights in almost 50 years. In \u003ci\u003eJust Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel\u003cbr\u003eRivero details the advocacy and action that led to this moment--and shows what\u003cbr\u003ewent wrong in the years after the amendment's passing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003estory begins in the Reconstruction era with Florida's 1868 lifetime voting ban\u003cbr\u003efor people with past felony convictions. The infamous 2000 Bush\/Gore election\u003cbr\u003ebrought the ban to national attention, sparking a wave of activism against it. Rivero\u003cbr\u003efollows the 18-year path to Amendment 4 through the grassroots work of people\u003cbr\u003eincluding Howard Simon of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and\u003cbr\u003eDesmond Meade, a formerly incarcerated man and president of the Florida Rights\u003cbr\u003eRestoration Coalition.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003cbr\u003ejournalist who has covered this story for many years, Rivero uses court\u003cbr\u003edocuments, meeting transcripts, archival videos, interviews, and eyewitness courtroom\u003cbr\u003escenes and street marches to peel back the layers and reveal the motives that supported\u003cbr\u003eand opposed this human rights initiative. He shows how political polarization, \u003cbr\u003eimplementation challenges, and monetary interests have stalled the amendment\u003cbr\u003efrom becoming fully realized to this day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt\u003cbr\u003eonce a contemporary legal tale and a series of interwoven stories of people at\u003cbr\u003ethe center of the fight, this is the account of how 1.4 million Floridians gained\u003cbr\u003ethe right to vote--and the obstacles still preventing them from doing so. \u003ci\u003eJust\u003cbr\u003eFreedom \u003c\/i\u003ewill raise questions and provoke conversations about the lasting\u003cbr\u003ehold of Jim Crow-era policies, the power of money, and the nature of the\u003cbr\u003eAmerican criminal justice system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003cbr\u003evolume in the series Government and Politics in the South, edited by Sharon D.\u003cbr\u003eWright Austin and Angela K. Lewis-Maddox\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50738434277682,"sku":"9780813081168","price":37.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/WEh6LeQYc89780813081168.webp?v=1766069748","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/just-freedom-inside-floridas-decades-long-voting-rights-battle-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}