Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia
13 Jan 2026 at 9:17pm
Designed to enforce voting rights protected by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Act sought to secure the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South.
Voting Rights Act (1965) | National Archives
28 Dec 2025 at 12:10pm
This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 - GovInfo
8 Jan 2026 at 9:05am
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the ??Voting Rights Act of 1965??.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - HISTORY
12 Jan 2026 at 2:09pm
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from...
Voting Rights Act | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
13 Jan 2026 at 8:24am
Voting Rights Act, U.S. legislation (August 6, 1965) that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - U.S. Senate
21 Dec 2025 at 5:02am
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Voting Rights Act of 1965". SEC. 2.
Congress.gov
18 Dec 2025 at 1:34pm
Congress designed the VRA to remedy and prevent pervasive racial discrimination in registration and voting, especially in southern states, which continued for a century after the Civil War ended.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: A Nation's Struggle for the Ballot
12 Jan 2026 at 3:17am
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, it was designed to give teeth to the Fifteenth Amendment?s promise that voting rights could not be denied based on race?a promise that had been systematically undermined for nearly a century.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: History and Timeline
11 Jan 2026 at 11:18am
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, enshrining protections for voters across the country who were historically denied access to the ballot box.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Rock the Vote
12 Jan 2026 at 7:49am
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), signed into law by President Johnson on August 6, 1965, is considered the Crown Jewel of the Civil Rights Movement and the most effective piece of civil rights legislation in US history.
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13 Jan 2026 at 9:17pm
Designed to enforce voting rights protected by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Act sought to secure the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South.
Voting Rights Act (1965) | National Archives
28 Dec 2025 at 12:10pm
This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 - GovInfo
8 Jan 2026 at 9:05am
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the ??Voting Rights Act of 1965??.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - HISTORY
12 Jan 2026 at 2:09pm
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from...
Voting Rights Act | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
13 Jan 2026 at 8:24am
Voting Rights Act, U.S. legislation (August 6, 1965) that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 - U.S. Senate
21 Dec 2025 at 5:02am
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Voting Rights Act of 1965". SEC. 2.
Congress.gov
18 Dec 2025 at 1:34pm
Congress designed the VRA to remedy and prevent pervasive racial discrimination in registration and voting, especially in southern states, which continued for a century after the Civil War ended.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: A Nation's Struggle for the Ballot
12 Jan 2026 at 3:17am
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, it was designed to give teeth to the Fifteenth Amendment?s promise that voting rights could not be denied based on race?a promise that had been systematically undermined for nearly a century.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: History and Timeline
11 Jan 2026 at 11:18am
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, enshrining protections for voters across the country who were historically denied access to the ballot box.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Rock the Vote
12 Jan 2026 at 7:49am
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), signed into law by President Johnson on August 6, 1965, is considered the Crown Jewel of the Civil Rights Movement and the most effective piece of civil rights legislation in US history.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
