6 авг 1965 г. - Voting Rights Act of 1965

Описание:

1. This act was passed to get rid of racial discrimination in voting by way of literacy tests and poll taxes.
2. JFK and Lyndon B Johnson were crucial in its passing.
3. Federal laws are passed in DC
4. ONe major cause was the Freedom Summer since it brought so much attention to racial injustice in voting.
5. One major effect was a mass increase in voter turnout in the South.

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