The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Washington — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...

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Selma home where MLK planned historic voting rights marches relocated to Michigan museum amid mounting political attacks.

Sixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law, opening the doors of American democracy wider than ever before. Designed to eliminate racially discriminatory voting practices like ...

The landmark legislation dramatically increased voter registration and participation among African Americans in Georgia and across the South, reshaping the nation’s political landscape and advancing ...