Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

August 6, 2020

August 6, 2016 – Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, enforcing the 15th amendment to the Constitution of the United States

August 6,1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act, which prohibited discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

The Voting Right Act Entails:

Nationwide prohibition of voting discrimination
Enforced the voting rights in the 14th and 15th amendments
Gave racial minorities the right to vote across the country
Outlaws literacy tests
No state or local government can impose any voting qualifications

STATUTE-79-Pg437-Voting-Rights-Act-of-1965

Source: Govinfo.gov

An Honest History of Black People and the Democrat Party

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