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?
The Civil Rights Act that passed in 1964
During the 1960s, a federal civil rights act became necessary because
How was African American voter registration affected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The “I Have a Dream” speech referred to which historic American document?
An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that
A goal of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to
Who gave an historically important speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
During the first Selma voting rights march on March 7, 1965,
The governor of Alabama during the Selma voting rights marches was
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