Congress Extends Voting Rights Reforms
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Human Rights, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August 6, 1975
Article abstract: The Voting Rights Act of 1975 formally ended use of literacy tests for the purpose of denying voting rights to language minorities in the United States.
Summary of Event
Civil rights became a central concern of American politics in the 1960’s. Numerous civil rights acts were passed during that decade, and none was more important for the extension of voting rights in particular than the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The 1975 extension of this act included a ban on literacy tests for language minorities. Many consider these acts to be the...
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