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

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a law aimed at ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

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

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - August 6th, 1965 symbolizes a significant turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. That was the ...

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

Larry Hamm and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley called for passage of state bills to counter what they view as voter ...

A large group of citizens attended the “Fight for the Vote: 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.” on Wednes 6, ...

"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting in America, was passed 60 years ago this year.

The court’s steady effort to make the law an artifact of the past is of a piece with its broad expansion of executive power ...

August 6 is the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let us honor the sacrifices of the past by recommitting ourselves ...