11h 9min, aug 10, 1965 y - Congress passes the Voting Rights Act.
Description:
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegalAdded to timeline:
Date:
11h 9min, aug 10, 1965 y
Now
~ 58 years ago
