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The act was signed into action on August 6, 1965. President Johnson and Martin Luther king and other civil rights activists were also present
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What was the voting rights act of 1972?
First of all, the Voting Rights Act was in 1965 NOT 1969. The Voting Rights Act was the law that was passed to ban racial dicrimnation in voting practices by the federal government as well as the state and local goverment.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
What amendment The voting rights of 1965 was the precursor to which amendment?
The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
What was the purpose of the voting rights act of 1965?
It was that all citizens of the United States who are otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in any State, Territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school district, municipality, or other territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections, without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; any constitution, law, custom, usage, or regulation of any State or Territory, or by or under its authority, to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has decreased the membership in Congress of?
White males.
