"Let us vote!": youth voting rights and the 26th amendment

Abbreviations

Introduction : "we're old enough so let us vote"

Part I : "it's been a long time gettin' here," 1942-1962

Franchise of freedom

Youth's own future

Make democracy live

Change Is in the air

Part II : "a change is comin' and it's very near," 1963-1967

Agenda for a generation

Consent of the governed

Challenge of citizenship

This Is democracy?

Part III : "it's time that we all made a contribution," 1968-1969

Turning Point '68

We can vote them out

It's about time

Where It's at

Part IV : "come on and let us vote-it's a solution," 1970-1971

The hour Is striking

Enfranchised?

A step forward

On account of age

Conclusion : "talking 'bout you and me changin' things peacefully"

Acknowledgments

Appendix : youth suffrage in states and territories, 1943-1971.