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aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

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A new civil rights bill was ordered by President John Kennedy but he was killed before the bill was passed. The Voting Rights Act was later signed into law by president Lyndon Johnson to uphold the rights to vote of Black Americans.

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Date:

aug 6, 1965
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~ 60 years ago