Voting Rights Act of 1965 (jan 1, 1965 – jan 1, 2021)
Description:
Cause:1. murder of voting rights activists
2. attack of state troopers on peaceful marchers
Effect:
1. outlawed discriminatory voting practices including literacy tests
2. act to enforce the fifteenth amendment
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1965
jan 1, 2021
~ 56 years