Review: Whitelash: Unmasking White Grievance at the Ballot Box, by Terry Smith

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Book Review| April 01 2022 Review: Whitelash: Unmasking White Grievance at the Ballot Box, by Terry Smith Whitelash: Unmasking White Grievance at the Ballot Box, by Terry Smith. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 300 pp. $24.99 (paper). ISBN: 9781108445467. Gbemende Johnson Gbemende Johnson Hamilton College Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar National Review of Black Politics (2022) 3 (1-2): 51–54. https://doi.org/10.1525/nrbp.2022.3.1-2.51 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Gbemende Johnson; Review: Whitelash: Unmasking White Grievance at the Ballot Box, by Terry Smith. National Review of Black Politics 1 April 2022; 3 (1-2): 51–54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/nrbp.2022.3.1-2.51 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentNational Review of Black Politics Search After the 2020 presidential election, multiple states passed laws placing additional requirements and restrictions on access to the ballot, including increased voter identification requirements and absentee ballot restrictions. While these laws appeared race-neutral, observers argued that the goal of these laws was to reduce turnout among voters of color, who are more likely to cast their ballot for Democratic candidates. Optimally, laws that intentionally discriminate against populations based on race would fall in face of legal challenges. However, what if members of the public cast votes with racial animus against certain groups? Should there be a remedy to address such behavior and, if so, what should that remedy be? Also, should elected officials who use appeals that denigrate racial groups be held to similar standards as employers who engage in discriminatory behavior toward their employees? These are a few of the central questions that motivate Terry Smith’s discussion in Whitelash:... You do not currently have access to this content.