VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

VOTING RIGHTS

• It first went into effect on August 6,1965
• Signed by president Johnson

CHANGES

• They helped secure the right s and to make sure the voting right was fair
• The supreme court struck the voting right act in 1965 by 5 to 4 freeing nine states
• They got more violence during the time they passed the law

1800S

• 1867: Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted ONLY citizenship to native-born Americans
• 1869: 15th Amendment passed by Congress to allow African American male votes
• 1896: Louisiana passed "grandfather clauses" that decreased black voters' votes

1900S

• 1940: 3% of eligible African Americans in the South were registered to vote
• 1964: 24th Amendment outlawed poll taxes
• 1965: Law enforcement attacked more than 500 peaceful protesters marching to Montgomery.
• 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
• This ensured the right to vote, with no denial by race or by color.

SOURCES

• http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/intro/intro_b.php
• https://www.aclu.org/timeline-history-voting-rights-act
• tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement
• Https://www.aclu.org/voting-right-act-0