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

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a law aimed at ...

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

Larry Hamm and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley called for passage of state bills to counter what they view as voter ...

The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...

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

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

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

Senator Mary Kunesh remarks on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, highlighting ongoing voting challenges for ...

Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and in Morgantown, the Community Coalition for Social ...

The court’s steady effort to make the law an artifact of the past is of a piece with its broad expansion of executive power ...