Civil Rights and Voting Rights Answers

Refer to the table.What does the table show about how Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1957? Check all that apply.

The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stop discrimination in areas where voter eligibility tests were previously used?

Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

Which event occurred in August of 1963?

During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,

A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to

Literacy tests were banned by

Read the excerpt from an article written by President Barack Obama, reflecting on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law—breaking down legal barriers at the state and local level that had prevented African Americans and others from exercising their constitutional right to vote.Because of that law—one of our nation's most influential pieces of legislation—Americans who were previously disenfranchised and left out of the democratic process were finally able to cast a ballot. The law was designed to ensure that all American citizens, regardless of the color of their skin, had an equal opportunity to make their voices heard.How did the Voting Rights Act expand the ability of Americans to vote?

How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?