The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton reflects on the continued fight for ...

"The Journey of Democracy" features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - August 6th, 1965 symbolizes a significant turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. That was the ...

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in ...

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would update and reinforce safeguards in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that ...

SELMA, Ala. ( WSFA) - In celebration and commemoration of the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ...