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· 9hThe Voting Rights Act Marks Its 60th Anniversary as Its Core Provisions Are Being Eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it,
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...
We cannot deny our ugly history with racial discrimination in this country, especially as it pertains to access to the ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states. The law is under threat.
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In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...
As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, key legal challenges threaten its future, raising alarm over voter access and civil rights ...
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Eddie Glaude reflects on Way Too Early on the irony of still debating who ...
An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in the 1960s calling for Black voting rights has been ...
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