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Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.
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 ...
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...
On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in ...
Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.
The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is ...
Garcia said Republicans were motivated not just by political expediency, but by a broader desire to weaken the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits electoral changes that discriminate against ...
Discover the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as it turns 60. Learn about the ongoing fight for voter rights and ...
On Monday, as part of “Closer Look’s” week-long special programming examining implications of the Voting Rights Act, host ...
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 ...