Voting Rights Act 1965
“Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act in 1965 after many years of protests and increasingly violent acts against African Americans. The Act made it a federal crime to deny a citizen the right to vote. It outlawed a number of tricks and schemes used for decades to disenfranchise African Americans.”
“From the 1860s to the 1960s, African Americans routinely were denied the right to vote. This occurred mainly in the south, in the former Confederate states. But elsewhere, other minorities also suffered this type of discrimination. It took the courageous civil rights movement to put an end to this discrimination.”
“The Voting Rights Act doesn't just enforce the right to vote. It also ensures votes count. Elections can be set up in ways to cancel
“From the 1860s to the 1960s, African Americans routinely were denied the right to vote. This occurred mainly in the south, in the former Confederate states. But elsewhere, other minorities also suffered this type of discrimination. It took the courageous civil rights movement to put an end to this discrimination.”
“The Voting Rights Act doesn't just enforce the right to vote. It also ensures votes count. Elections can be set up in ways to cancel