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aug 6, 1965 - Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It outlawed the illiteracy test. It also provided for the federal assistance for registered voters.

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aug 6, 1965
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~ 60 years ago