Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia
A Wikipedia article on the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark federal statute signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965 that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It traces the act's origins in Selma and earlier Jim Crow disenfranchisement, its provisions and amendments, its research-documented effects on Black voter registration and turnout, and its weakening by the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder, Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, and Louisiana v. Callais.
