The Voting Rights Act at 60: Where we were; where we are

The Voting Rights Act at 60: Where we were; where we are

Sixty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, Black Americans are facing diluted advances and fighting some of the battles already won. That is the collective view of advocates whose work is tied to making sure Black people can cast ballots, one of the most important rights afforded to individuals. They mention a White House that often equates diversity with unconstitutionality and a political climat…

The Voting Rights Act then and now NABJ Black News & Views

When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, it was the result of decades of resistance, legal action, and the willingness of Black Americans and their allies to withstand the violence that too often accompanied the fight for equality. Late U.S. representative and civil rights icon John Lewis was brutally beaten while