it outlawed certain unfair restrictions on voting
They were passed in order to ensure that all African Americans had the right to vote.
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The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
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an event that lead up to the civil right
They were passed in order to ensure that all African Americans had the right to vote.
Literacy tests were banned and federal enforcement powers strengthened.
The 14th Amendment was passed in 1867. It wasn't until the Voting Acts Right was passed in 1965 however, that it became illegal to stop African Americans from voting.
The Voting Act of 1965 was important in increasing voter registration.
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