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

The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...

The Supreme Court has been whittling away the VRA’s legal protections for years. Now it's poised to reconsider one of the act ...

As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...

The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 years ago today. It was the culmination of a hard-fought campaign by civil rights activists in the South. Now, a Georgia Democrat in Congress is leading the push to ...

The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is ...

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

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 ...