may 6, 1960 - Civil Rights Act of 1960

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This act was passed that would penalize anyone who obstructed a person's right to vote. It was made to deal with the Jim Crow laws in the south that prevented African Americans from voting.

This act helped to raise awareness of the issue of Jim Crow laws in the South and helped promote desegregation and Blacks' right to vote across the country.

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