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Voting and Elections
A nonpartisan guide to voting and elections in the U.S. The guide will be regularly updated.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 Images
John Lewis, attacked by police on Bloody Sunday
African American Demonstrators Outside the White House, Demanding the Right to Vote, March 12, 1965
March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. waves to participants at March on Washington, 1963
Bloody Sunday: Landmark March from Selma to Montgomery
African Americans Voting, Hayneville, Ala., 1966
Voting Rights Act of 1965
African Americans and the Vote (Southern Poverty Law Center)
Provides history of African American voting rights, including challenges faced today.
Bloody Sunday (History Channel)
A History Channel video about Bloody Sunday.
Bloody Sunday (SNCC)
Information about Bloody Sunday, including primary source documents.
Civil Rights in America: Racial Voting Rights (National Park Service)
Provides a history of African American voting rights, since 1865.
Historical Legacy of the March on Washington (National Museum of African American History & Culture)
Learn more about the history and impact of the March on Washington.
History of the U.S. Voting Rights Act (National Geographic)
Provides information on how the U.S. Voting Rights Act was won and how it's under fire today.
History of the Voting Rights Act (ACLU)
This site provides a history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Selma to Montgomery March (Stanford/Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute)
Information about the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, including audio from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s address.
Voting Rights: a Short History (Carnegie)
This site provides a history of voting rights in America, from the 1800s to present.
Voting Rights Act (NAACP)
Learn more about the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as information for voting in the 21st century.
Voting Rights Act: Major Dates in History (ACLU)
Provides information on major dates in the history of the Voting Rights Act.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (National Archives)
Read the full Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Overview (FindLaw)
Overview of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, from a legal point of view.
Voting Rights for African Americans (Library of Congress)
This Library of Congress site gives an overview of the history of voting rights for African Americans.
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