The Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act
About this book
Examines the Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and describes the events leading up to it, the evolution of voting rights in the U.S., disenfranchisement of African Americans after Reconstruction, and the impact of this legislation.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL19604179W
Subjects
United StatesHistorySuffrageAfrican AmericansMinoritiesUnited states, politics and governmentUnited states, politics and government, juvenile literature