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aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

Description:

A law designed to remove all barriers that African Americans faced when going to register to vote.

People: NAACP

This affected the entire US.

Cause: March on Washington

Effect: Freedom Summer

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Date:

aug 6, 1965
Now
~ 60 years ago