Included at this site is the complete text and images of the original document of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This law outlawed the discriminatory voting practices that African Americans had endured.

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civil rights activists, civil rights movement, preclearance, voting practices, fifteenth amendment, voting rights act of 1965

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)