ResistanceAugust 6, 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Federal protection of the ballot finally enforces the 15th Amendment.

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The 1965 law that finally enforced the Fifteenth Amendment.

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

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Selma and Bloody Sunday
The violence at Selma directly pressured Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.

The violence at Selma directly pressured Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.