aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965
Description:
Prohibited racial discrimination in voting
Continued to have areas in the South that prevented African Americans from voting even after the law was passed
No one was forcing whites to follow the laws as much in the South (could do what they wanted in some cases)
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