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Index: Voting Rights Act of 1965
Feb 3,
1870
Fifteenth Amendment, Guaranteeing Right to Vote, is Ratified
Jan 6,
1915
Don Edwards, “Rights Champion” in Congress, is Born
Sep 9,
1957
President Eisenhower (Reluctantly) Signs the Historic 1957 Civil Rights Act
Jan 14,
1963
Governor George Wallace: “Segregation Now, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever”
Jan 15,
1965
LBJ Calls Martin Luther King – Plan Voting Rights Strategy
Mar 7,
1965
“Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama: John Lewis, Other Marchers Beaten and Tear Gassed
Mar 15,
1965
“We . . . Shall . . . Overcome:” LBJ Gives Historic Voting Rights Speech
Mar 16,
1965
LBJ Sends Federal Troops to Guard Selma Voting Rights March
Mar 21,
1965
Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March Begins Again
Mar 25,
1965
1965 Voting Rights March Reaches Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery
Aug 6,
1965
LBJ Signs Historic Voting Rights Act
Mar 7,
1966
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of 1965 Voting Rights Act
Jun 22,
1970
18-Year-Olds Get Right to Vote– But Not Quite Yet
Mar 8,
1981
Groups Organize to Combat Reagan Administration Attacks on Civil Liberties
Jun 30,
1982
President Reagan Signs 25-Year Extension of Voting Rights Act
Jul 27,
2006
President George W. Bush Signs 25-Year Extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act
Jun 25,
2013
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act: “Shelby County v. Holder”
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