While the standard narrative of voting rights in American history seems to imply that we've had a continuous and straightforward march to increased inclusivity, the long-term reality has never been that simple. The same situation applies to the past decade of American history - there have been many advances, but also major struggles and setbacks. How does the decade from 2000 - 2010 fit into the historical context of US voting rights, and what lessons can we learn moving forward?

Join us for an important discussion with Alexander Keyssar, centered around the new edition of his Pulitzer Prize finalist book, The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States. Keyssar will be joined by Debo Adegbile of the NAACP LDF to discuss progress in the federal courts between 2000 - 2010, and Tova Wang, Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos, who will give an overview of voting rights on a state level. Scott Novakowski, Senior Policy Analyst in the Democracy Program at Demos, will moderate.

Sponsored by Demos, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Progressive States Network, and the Columbia University, New York Law School, and New York Lawyer chapters of the American Constitution Society.

RSVP to Jinny Khanduja at jkhanduja@demos.org