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aug 6, 1965 - Voting rights act of 1965

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[Voting rights act of 1965] ended literacy tests/provided fed registrars in areas where blacks were kept from voting; EFFECT- most dramatic in deep south, where blacks were voting for 1st time since reconstruction

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aug 6, 1965
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~ 60 years ago