6 août 1965 - Voting rights acts
Description:
Summary: prohibits racial discrimination in voting and enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth AmendmentsPeople involved: signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Where: Washington DC to all of America
Cause: There were so many legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented blacks from voting; Johnson did not approve and wanted to create progress
Effect: secured the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, even in the South, which had had a lot of resistance to rules like this before
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
6 août 1965
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 60 ans