8. What effects did the Voting Rights Act have?

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Fernando Cezar · Answer 1 · 2022-02-06T17:01:35+0000

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. ... According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.

Nlta · Answer 2 · 2022-02-10T22:06:06+0000

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This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

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