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aug 6, 1965 - 1965 Voting Rights Act

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The act aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.

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aug 6, 1965
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~ 60 years ago