JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - This year marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. Its goal was to prevent racial discrimination in voting. This was passed due to many ...

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced last week by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On March 7, 1965, voting rights marchers walked ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is widely considered to be the single most important ... but today it is Section 2 of the act that continues to have the greatest impact. Adopted essentially as an ...

This bill aims at enshrining the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) into law, with expanded protections. The 1965 Federal Voting Rights Act, originally crafted to uphold the voting rights of ...