6 agos 1965 año - Voting Rights Act of 1965
Descripción:
(1)landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
(2)It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
(3)congress
(4)enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution
(5) the Act secured the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.
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AP Gov Civil Rights Unit Timeline
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