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The history of democracy in America is the history of the extension of voting privileges from white, male property-owners to blacks, to women, and to citizens over eighteen years of age. Yet the number of U.S. citizens who actually vote is distressingly low: barely half of the eligible electorate vote in presidential elections, and even fewer cast ballots in state and local elections. Poor, minority, and urban communities report the lowest turnout rates, calling into question the reality of American democracy. Who or what is to blame? Among the many suspects, from stealthy politicians to...

This anthology offers a history of ACT UP for a new generation of activists and students. Divided into five sections, it explores the innovative use of civil rights era non-violent disobedience, media work and race and community building, to show how ACT UP has transformed activism.