(CNN) — In an earthshaking 1965 speech to Congress and to the nation, President Lyndon Johnson spoke directly to the sinister forces that had restricted black Americans' right to vote across the South — laying out the goals of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, mostly in the South, to federal
Supreme Court nullifies key part of Voting Rights Act,The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and
Supreme Court nullifies key part of Voting Rights Act,The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and
WASHINGTON — The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed by Congress and signed by President Lyndon Johnson — with Martin Luther King Jr. standing near — in the wake of the violence and bloodshed that marked the 1950s and 1960s in the South.
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