I wanted to share a book I received called Represent: The Unfinished Fight For The Vote written by Michael Eric Dyson (Author), Marc Favreau (Author) in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
Represent digs deep into the history of democracy and voting in the United States of America. The story teaches of the hardships that many people endured in their fight for a freedom that was promised but not always carried through.
Charlie will be turning 18 this year and allowed to vote before he does I plan on making sure he reads Represent: The Unfinished Fight For The Vote which all Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers should do. I could see the book being used to teach High School Government and History.
About the book:
This electrifying, can’t-miss story of American democracy is the “indispensable book we need right now” (Senator Raphael Warnock), “a must read for every American” (The Root), and “a balm for our democracy” (Reverend Al Sharpton).
Renowned thought leader Michael Eric Dyson and widely celebrated Author Marc Favreau shine a light on the fight for democratic representation, an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy promised in the Constitution.
Each chapter takes on a new battle between champions of freedom and those who stand in the way of their right to vote—from the American Revolution straight up to the present day as we approach the 2024 presidential election.
Drawing clear lines from then to now, with impeccable research and exhilarating prose, Represent weaves this crucial struggle for democracy into an enthralling American drama that will help readers understand our past, present, and future.
“A vote is a kind of Prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and our children. Without it, I would not have a historic spot in the United States Senate and we the people would not have a democratic framework in which to fight for the things that matter.
At a time when that basic right is under assault by those committed to power at any cost, Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau have written the indispensable book we need right now. Represent is a monumental contribution to our Country’s perennial quest for justice and the right of every Citizen to vote.” —Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
“A compelling book that is a balm for our democracy…. This brilliant book will inspire us to embrace a precious right that each generation must fight hard to preserve.”―Reverend Al Sharpton
“A must read for every American, Dyson and Favreau introduce readers to some of the unsung heroes who have committed their lives to make democracy work for every citizen.”―The Root
Meet the Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson is an award winning author, a widely celebrated Georgetown University professor, a prominent public intellectual and a noted political analyst. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he is also an ordained Baptist Minister.
Dyson is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner (Why I Love Black Women, and Is Bill Cosby Right?), and the winner of the American Book Award for Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster.
His book The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America was a Kirkus Prize finalist. Dyson has written 19 books, and edited another one, over his nearly 25-year publishing career. He is also a highly sought after public speaker who is known to excite both secular and sacred audiences. Follow him on Twitter @michaeledyson and on his official Facebook page
Meet the Author: Marc Favreau
Marc Favreau is the editorial director of The New Press. Authors he has worked with include Ira Berlin, Eric Hobsbawm, Lloyd Gardner, Nelson Lichtenstein, Ellen Schrecker, and Patricia Sullivan. A co-editor of Remembering Slavery, he lives in New York City.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
