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Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.
The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...
"The Journey of Democracy" features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...
As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...
Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...
On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in ...
On the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement: “Sixty years ...
Texas Senate Democrats spoke Wednesday morning on their efforts to fight redistricting across the country that they argue are ...