An excerpt from The Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The excerpted pages provide a description of the Act. This description states what voter restrictions will be outlawed, how these will be assessed, who will oversee the cessation, and the requirements for these workers. This Act represents the legislative and legal goals of countless activists and others through two centuries who fought to achieve equality for African Americans and end legal discrimination towards people of color.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “The Voting Rights Act of 1965,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f4f34b952ebab9b8685b32c7362e875f.
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