Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Subject
Civil rights
Description
Passed by Congress and signed into law by President Johnson, the legislation outlawed literacy tests and other efforts to limit the right to vote based on race.
Source
The National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher
Ourdocuments.gov
Date
1965-08-05
Type
Still image
Format
image/png
Collection
No Collection
MLA Citation
“Voting Rights Act of 1965,” Student Digital Gallery, accessed April 16, 2024, https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/student/items/show/11216.