{"product_id":"party-at-the-ballot-box-mobilizing-black-women-voters-hardback-9781479835751","title":"Party at the Ballot Box; Mobilizing Black Women Voters (Hardback) 9781479835751","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParty at the Ballot Box\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMobilizing Black Women Voters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMelissa R. Michelson (Author), Stephanie L. DeMora (Author), Sarah V. Hayes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479835751\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 23 b\/w images, 27 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.531 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eParty at the Ballot Box \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights why partnerships between academics and practitioners deeply matter. Michelson, DeMora, and Hayes exemplify the importance of community-engaged research that centers on and invests in the radical democratic visions of Black women. Anyone interested in Black women's politics, community organizing and empowerment, civic education, and electoral politics will find this book an essential read.\" - Nadia E. Brown, author of \u003ci\u003eSisters in the Statehouse: Black Women and Legislative Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An astute, extraordinary guide to encouraging Black voter turnout. \u003ci\u003eParty at the Ballot Box\u003c\/i\u003e is an expert political science text that celebrates community mobilizations of Black women voters.\" - \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Party at the Mailbox efforts in 2020-2024 led by Black Girls Vote used celebrations of community to increase voter turnout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Black voters continue to transform America's electoral landscape and can play a powerful role in determining the outcome of elections. In \u003ci\u003eParty at the Ballot Box, \u003c\/i\u003eMelissa R. Michelson, Stephanie L. DeMora, and Sarah V. Hayes explore the impact of celebratory voter mobilization campaigns led by Black-led organizations on Black turnout, particularly as more states embrace voting-by-mail.\u003cbr\u003e Focusing on the Party at the Mailbox (PATM) initiative, coordinated by Black Girls Vote, Michelson, DeMora, and Hayes underscore what, exactly, motivates Black voters to show up to the polls. Using community-based informational and celebratory packages of materials, and with a mixed methods approach that includes randomized controlled trials, surveys, interviews, and focus groups, they show us how the PATM pilot increased Black turnout in Baltimore by double digits in the 2020 primaries. Despite voting by mail while sheltering in place, PATM made voters feel part of something bigger than themselves—that they were voting as a community. The successful pilot led to further PATM efforts in Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Richmond, and Philadelphia between November 2020 and November 2024.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, the authors argue that Black Americans vote as a celebration of community, and that cultivating that sense of community is an effective means of increasing Black voter turnout. With a foreword by Nykidra Robinson, founder of Black Girls Vote, \u003ci\u003eParty at the Ballot Box \u003c\/i\u003eprovides insights into Black voter turnout and its larger implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591105540376,"sku":"9781479835751","price":54.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/party-at-the-ballot-box-mobilizing-black-women-voters-hardback-9781479835751","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}