We've Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible
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- Author：Beto O'Rourke
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Summary
In We’ve Got To Try， O’Rourke shines a spotlight on the heroic life and work of Dr。 Lawrence Aaron Nixon and the west Texas town where he made his stand。 The son of an enslaved man， Nixon grew up in the Confederate stronghold of Marshall， Texas before moving to El Paso， becoming a civil rights leader， and helping to win one of the most significant civil and voting rights victories in American history: the defeat of the all-white primary。 His fight for the ballot spanned 20 years and twice took him to the U。S。 Supreme Court。
With heart， eloquence， and powerful storytelling， O’Rourke weaves together Nixon’s story with those of other great Texans who changed the course of voting rights and improved America’s democracy。 While connecting voting rights and democracy to the major issues of our time， O’Rourke also shares what he saw， heard， and learned while on his own journey throughout the 254 counties of his home state。 By telling the stories of those he met along the way and bringing us into the epicenter of the current fight against voter suppression， the former El Paso Congressman shows just how essential it is that the sacred right to vote is protected and that we each do our part to save our democracy for generations to come。
With heart， eloquence， and powerful storytelling， O’Rourke weaves together Nixon’s story with those of other great Texans who changed the course of voting rights and improved America’s democracy。 While connecting voting rights and democracy to the major issues of our time， O’Rourke also shares what he saw， heard， and learned while on his own journey throughout the 254 counties of his home state。 By telling the stories of those he met along the way and bringing us into the epicenter of the current fight against voter suppression， the former El Paso Congressman shows just how essential it is that the sacred right to vote is protected and that we each do our part to save our democracy for generations to come。
Reviews
Roxanne
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This was a very interesting and informative book。 Having lived in Calif for most of my life I did no9t know much about the history of Texas。 The book talks about Dr Lawrence Aaron Nixon and he grew up in west Texas。 He was the son of a slave。 He later moved to El Paso and became an civil rights leader， he fought against the all white primary and advocated for voting rights for all。 He fought for 20 years to give voters the right to vote。 I feel the right to vote will a struggle for years to come This was a very interesting and informative book。 Having lived in Calif for most of my life I did no9t know much about the history of Texas。 The book talks about Dr Lawrence Aaron Nixon and he grew up in west Texas。 He was the son of a slave。 He later moved to El Paso and became an civil rights leader， he fought against the all white primary and advocated for voting rights for all。 He fought for 20 years to give voters the right to vote。 I feel the right to vote will a struggle for years to come because someone will try to change the rules to exclude people from voting。 I cannot believe this is still the case in 2022。 This books also talks about the Rio Grande border issues， and overcoming obstacles and encourages people in their community to run for office and make a difference。 I learned a lot form this book。 。。。more
Zachary
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Starting this book， I honestly did not have high hopes。 It exceeded all my expectations。 O'Rourke does an excellent job of illustrating points through stories from many periods in US history。 Through those stories， the book points out the ongoing threat to democracy in a way that gives hope。 This is an excellent book。Unfortunately， for some reason， none of the endnotes are placed correctly。 Rather than at the end of sentences， they are primarily after the first word， that got annoying。 Starting this book， I honestly did not have high hopes。 It exceeded all my expectations。 O'Rourke does an excellent job of illustrating points through stories from many periods in US history。 Through those stories， the book points out the ongoing threat to democracy in a way that gives hope。 This is an excellent book。Unfortunately， for some reason， none of the endnotes are placed correctly。 Rather than at the end of sentences， they are primarily after the first word， that got annoying。 。。。more
Rick Burcik
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When I hear the name Beto O'Rouke I immediately think of that idiot riding a skateboard into a campaign event， so I had very low expectations for his new book， "We've Got to Try，" but I was pleasantly surprised。 If you are interested in the history of Black voting rights in the South after emancipation and during Jim Crow， this is a book that you will want to read。 When I hear the name Beto O'Rouke I immediately think of that idiot riding a skateboard into a campaign event， so I had very low expectations for his new book， "We've Got to Try，" but I was pleasantly surprised。 If you are interested in the history of Black voting rights in the South after emancipation and during Jim Crow， this is a book that you will want to read。 。。。more
Pamela
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This book was such a pleasant surprise！ To be honest， I didn’t have high expectations for a book about voting。 I was only interested because of the travel and storytelling aspects。 I loved the book and thought it was well-written and thoroughly engaging。 I love history books and this one was full of history that I haven’t come across in other books。 It also made me think about voting and race relations in new ways。 As a retired educator， I think this would be an excellent book for discussion in This book was such a pleasant surprise！ To be honest， I didn’t have high expectations for a book about voting。 I was only interested because of the travel and storytelling aspects。 I loved the book and thought it was well-written and thoroughly engaging。 I love history books and this one was full of history that I haven’t come across in other books。 It also made me think about voting and race relations in new ways。 As a retired educator， I think this would be an excellent book for discussion in high school history classes。 I feel like a better human for having read this book！ Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Katy
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