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It was successful since the goal was clear (to register large numbers of African-American voters), its implementation was straightforward (sending out people to register them), and the authority of implementors was clear (they had the support of the attourney general and even U.S marshalls) and concentrated in the Justice Department
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Was Poll taxes outlawed with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.?
Yes, that is part of the voting rights act.
Questions on civil rights act of 1964 voting rights?
The voting rights were actually on the year 1965.
Why do black Americans have tempory voting rights?
I African Americans do not have temporary voting rights, but have voting rights since 1964 with the Civil Rights Act and the voting rights act. Some states have begun to limit voting rights by adding new laws that require identification checks. Some older people do not have or need the types of identification required and are not allowed to vote.
Why did president Nixon oppose the extension of the voting rights act?
In further attempt to chip away at civil rights advances, Nixon opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act had added nearly one million African Americans to the voting rolls. Despite the president's opposition, Congress voted to extend the act.
The voting rights act of 1965 was the precursor to which amendment?
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