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Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States. Echoing the language of the 15th Amendment, the Act prohibited states from imposing any "voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure ... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color." specifically no literacy tests. signed into law by LBJ.
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Which strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by placing registration and voting processes under federal supervision and by outlawing literacy tests?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Identify the major civil rights laws enacted since 1950?
The 15th amendment, The Civil Rights Act of 1965, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970, 1975, and most recently 1982.
This helped increase the number of blacks who could vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (NovaNET)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
Was Poll taxes outlawed with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.?
Yes, that is part of the voting rights act.
Questions on civil rights act of 1964 voting rights?
The voting rights were actually on the year 1965.
What did the 1965 Voting Rights Act do?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 expanded voting rights to blacks by prohibiting use of literacy tests and other forms of discriminatory qualificationshttp://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/did-voting-rights-act-1965-do-499915.htmlWhat_did_the_Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965_do
what happened march 15 , 1965 the civil rights movement ?
the voting act of 1965 After civil rights protesters were met with violence in the Selma to Montgomery marches, President Johnson calls for an act that would change voting rights in the United States. This leads to the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What Act was written and signed by whom in 1965?
The Voting Rights Act was written in 1965. The Act was written to help African-Americans in voting and their rights. The bill was signed into law by Lyndon Johnson.
What act finally brought a literacy requirement to an end A Civil Rights Act of 1964 B Voting Rights Act of 1965 C Brown vs Board of Education D Civil Rights Act of 1864?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who delivered a speech to Congress in 1965 to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act?
President Johnson delivered a speech to Congress in 1965 to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act.
What protected the rights of all American to vote?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
