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Voting Rights Act of 1965

Also Known As VRA
Electoral and Political Rights Acts

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Enacted YearSourced to the subject's own account
1965 1
Enacted DateSourced to the subject's own account
1965-08-06 1
JurisdictionSourced to the subject's own account
United States 1
Enacted BySourced to the subject's own account
The 89th United States Congress 1
Official CitationSourced to the subject's own account
Pub. L. 89-110 1
EraSourced to the subject's own account
Enacted August 6, 1965 1
Legal Status
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In Force 1
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Amended 1
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Law of the United States, Legal Systems
Source Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Wikipedia)
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1. Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965.
  • Infobox: signeddate
    August 6, 1965
  • Infobox (promulgated-by)
    The 89th United States Congress
  • Infobox, effective date
    August 7, 1965
  • Infobox, signeddate
    August 6, 1965
  • Infobox, cite public law
    89 110
  • Lead section, first sentence
    a landmark U.S. federal statute
  • Infobox, colloquialacronym
    VRA
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discriminat
  • In Group: Voting, Campaign and Transparency Acts, Introduction, sentence 1
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
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Wikidata: Voting Rights Act of 1965
Wikidata Q1608064, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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