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Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...
The Journey of Democracy” features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...
The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.
Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from ...
When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...
DNC chair Ken Martin joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Texas' redistricting effort as Gov. Abbott feuds with Democrats ...
The Supreme Court has been whittling away the VRA’s legal protections for years. Now it's poised to reconsider one of the act ...