In 1965 a new immigration law was decided ending discrimination. It was signed by President Johnson (1963-1969). He was a Democrat, that earlier had signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. One of the new laws was that everyone should get to vote, no matter what color and raze they had. It was called the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was established to provide the states with a discrimination history, to vote practice. They were not allowed to change affecting voting without approval from the Department of Justice. The law applied to states that had used a device to limit voting and only 50 % of the population was registries to vote.
Voting Rights Act is considerate a landmark in the civil rights legislation. Some Republican members of Congress wanted in 2006 to remove it, because they meant it represented an overreach of federal power.
It started after the Civil war in 1865. All earlier slaves got no voting rights later they just found more reasons not to let colored people vote. In the beginning of 1900, 10 Southern lands wrote new constitutions, but some were still disqualified. The 15th Amendment established some voting rights and the Congress got some authority to regulate voting process.
It took many years before black people got to vote at the same level of white, but in 1965, the law was finally decided and black people had the same voting right as everyone else.
It is an interesting part of the American history and an important civil rights act. Good of you to reveal your sources. Good job!
SvarSlett