Lawmakers in Maryland introduce bills to safeguard voting rights and access, echoing civil rights leaders. The legislation aims to protect against intimidation and harassment at polling places.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights ...

This August marked the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the landmark United States federal law that banned racial discrimination in voting. But six decades later, many of its ...

Fifty years ago, Congress passed Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act — a landmark provision that re-shaped American democracy by tearing down longstanding language barriers at the ballot box. As Los ...

In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil rights law, “Today we strike away the last major shackle…the Negro story and ...

October 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was more than just a landmark legal triumph—it was a battle cry for equality, an indomitable statement ...

The Rev. Joe Carter was the first African American since 1902 to register to vote in West Feliciana Parish in 1963, but he was not alone. Countless pictures by renowned civil rights photographer Bob ...

The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a renowned civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation ...

This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the single most influential pieces of legislation in American history. The policy that finally, almost 200 years ...

Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. By Keisha N. Blain, an ...

"The Journey of Democracy," an exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, opens Wednesday. Ethan Wolin ewolin@sacbee.com After voting rights protesters were beaten in ...

This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the single most influential pieces of legislation in American history. The policy that finally brought us to the ...