Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Isabella Duenas

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Three Things Sources

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1) https://connections.ca6.uscourts.gov/voting-rights-act

2) https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/dawn-voting-rights-act-voting-rights-act-1965

3)https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/the-voting-rights-act-ten-things-you-should-know

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"The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others."

- Lyndon B. Johnson

Quote Source

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https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/blackrights/vra

Three Things

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1) The Voting Rights Act is often considered the most effective piece of Civil Rights legislation

2) Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill at a ceremony with Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and other activists in attendance

3) SNCC and CORE had both helped play a huge role in the act with their non-violent movements

Influence on Civil Rights

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Huge win for the Civil Rights movement
Showed that the people wanted change, and the country was beginning to reflect that in its legislation
It was directly spurred by Martin Luther king Jr's march through Alabama--President Johnson responded by asking Congress to pass a new Voting Rights Act
The law eliminated state laws that had previously prevented African Americans from voting

Context

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15th Amendment was ratified to specify that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of race
southern whites who opposed the change employed poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses to disqualify African American voters
to prevent further racial discrimination Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act to protect black Americans' vote

Reason

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to help African Americans overcome the legal barriers preventing them from having a fair vote
The issue of Civil Rights was causing tension across the country
peaceful protests and demonstrations, advocating for their rights
they did not get a fair say in their representation through voting many African Americans and people who supported the change continued to pressure the government to adopt new legislation.

Modern Influence

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to have an influence on modern America. It has expanded to include some protection for Hispanics and language minorities, increasing equality in voting legislation nationwide.

5 W's

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WHO:

It was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, and meant to protect African American's voting rights
Martin Luther King Jr. was there during the signing and played a big role bringing publicity to the issue
Rosa parks had also played a huge role in getting the act seen and making it know by her contributing to the cause of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
WHAT:
It was an act signed to uplift discriminatory voting laws
basically, reinforcing the 15th amendment to everyone
undoing Jim Crows laws in southern areas
WHEN:
The bill was signed August 6, 1965
WHERE:
It was signed in the U.S. Capitol
off the senate chamber in the president's room
WHY:
The Voting Rights Act was necessary because African Americans were still facing discrimination in voting
sparked by a police attack on nonviolent protesting/campaigning
There were a lot of things to make the African American problems it seen by people like the Montgomery bus boycott, sit ins, Greensboro four, march on Washington, etc.

Immediate Impact

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The Voting Rights Act significantly decreased the voter registration disparity between races. This was an important change because it gave black Americans the opportunity to have a say in who represented them.

Influence on Civil Rights Sources

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chapter 29 sections 2 pg 290

MLK- 50 Years Later article

Modern Influence Sources

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https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/50-years-later-voting-rights-act-under-unprecedented-assault

5 W's Sources

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chapter 29 packet section 2 page 290

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https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Passes_Voting_Rights_Act.htm#:~:text=On%20August%206%2C%201965%2C%20President,just%20off%20the%20Senate%20Chamber.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-rights-act-explained

Context & Reason Sources

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Immediate Impact and Influence on Civil Rights Sources

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https://www.britannica.com/event/Voting-Rights-Act

Criticism

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Although the Voting Rights Act was successful, it did not address the extensive discrimination throughout the rest of the country. It also didn't fully restrict voting discrimination on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, or sex.

Organizations

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NAACP played a crucial role in gathering support, advocated and brought awareness to the issues of voting discrimination
SNCC helped with the sit-ins and actually talking to people using education and relationships
CORE challenged the south directly, they contributed with the Freedom Riders
SCLC helped with the march to montgomery and helped in school segregation

Organizations Sources

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https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/naacp/the-civil-rights-era.html#:~:text=The%20NAACP%2Dled%20Leadership%20Conference,Fair%20Housing%20Act%20of%201968.

https://sncclegacyproject.org/voting-rights-act-beyond-the-headlines/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Congress-of-Racial-Equality

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/sclc.htm#:~:text=From%20the%20beginning%2C%20the%20SCLC,March%20to%20Montgomery%20in%201965.

MLK- 50 Years Later article