Professors Julian Zelizer and Orville Vernon Burton talked about the factors that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenges to voter's rights after the Supreme Court ...

On Tuesday, March 7 – the 41st anniversary of “Bloody Selma,” when voting-rights activists were attacked by Alabama police – the national ACLU launched the “Every Voice. Every Vote ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed all that because courageous Americans like John Lewis put their lives on the line. Over the past decade, ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law on August 6, 1965. The legislation served to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution.

The past and present collide today, August 6, with the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The landmark legislation, signed into law by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson, served to ...

Why a National Campaign for Voting Rights Is EssentialWhile a constitutional voting-rights amendment is unlikely, a national campaign could do much good, and Democrats are foolish if they ...

Nicole Austin-Hillery and Hans von Spakovsky talked about the origin of the Voting Rights Act, which President Johnson signed the act into law on August 6, 1965, and state voter identification ...

Since taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that forced businesses, schools, universities ...