What was the significance of the voting rights act of 1965 in relation to the civil rights movement?.

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Albert Van Der Horst · Answer 1 · 2023-03-05T17:44:10+0000

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It contained extensive measures to dismantle Jim Crow segregation and combat racial discrimination. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting.

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