jan 1, 1965 - US grants universal suffrage

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting, giving voting rights to all people regardless of race or gender. For context, property-owning white men 21+ were given the right to vote in 1776 - 189 years earlier.

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/legislative-milestones/voting-rights-act-1965

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