Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia
WEBDesigned to enforce the voting rights protected by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Act sought to secure the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ‑ Definition, Summary & Significance - HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising...
Voting Rights Act (1965) - National Archives
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the most significant statutory change in the relationship between the federal and state governments in the area of voting since the Reconstruction period following the Civil War; and it was …
Voting Rights Act | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 1, 2024 · Voting Rights Act, U.S. legislation (August 6, 1965) that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to …
The Voting Rights Act Explained - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBJul 17, 2023 · What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Regarded as the legislative crown jewel of the civil rights era, the Voting Rights Act was enacted as a comprehensive tool meant to undo the political hold of Jim Crow policies in the South and related discriminatory structures nationwide.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - NAACP
WEBThe Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains one of the hardest-fought safeguards for Black Americans and other minority groups as it relates to voting. The power, agency, and access to vote is a civil right for all.
Civil Rights Division | History Of Federal Voting Rights Laws
WEBJul 28, 2017 · President Johnson issued a call for a strong voting rights law and hearings began soon thereafter on the bill that would become the Voting Rights Act. Congress determined that the existing federal anti-discrimination laws were not sufficient to overcome the resistance by state officials to enforcement of the 15th Amendment.
Voting Rights Act | Wex | US Law - LII / Legal Information Institute
WEBThe Voting Rights Act (VRA) outlawed discriminatory voting practices during the early Civil Rights Era of the 1960s. Initially, the VRA only protected racial minorities, but in 1975, Congress extended its protections to members of “language minorities,” including voters who speak Spanish, Native American languages, Alaskan Native languages ...
Civil Rights Division | Introduction To Federal Voting Rights Laws
WEBAug 6, 2015 · The Voting Rights Act, adopted initially in 1965 and extended in 1970, 1975, and 1982, is generally considered the most successful piece of civil rights legislation ever adopted by the United States Congress.
WEBJul 20, 2015 · The Voting Rights Act is a landmark federal law enacted in 1965 to remove race-based restrictions on voting. It is perhaps the country’s most important voting rights law, with a history that dates to the Civil War.