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aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The voting rights act of 1965 prevents racial discrimination in voting. This was caused to pass because there were many discriminatory practices to keep minorities from voting such as literacy tests put in place after the Civil War.

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aug 6, 1965
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~ 60 years ago