Open Phones on Voting Rights Act 50th Anniversary
Telephone lines were open for comments after a re-air of remarks President Obama made on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,… read more
Telephone lines were open for comments after a re-air of remarks President Obama made on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, calling on Congress to update the law and urging citizens to exercise the right to vote. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson August 6, 1965. close
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