<P> The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States 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 , and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections . Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution , the Act secured the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country , especially in the South . According to the U.S. Department of Justice , the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country . </P>
<P> The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States 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 , and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections . Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution , the Act secured the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country , especially in the South . According to the U.S. Department of Justice , the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country . </P>
when did the voting rights act of 1965 take place
when did the voting rights act of 1965 take place
August 6 , 1965
August 6 , 1965