News

Looking back on 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act

Opinion
Johnson: On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we still need reform
August 6 is the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let us honor the sacrifices of the past by recommitting ourselves to the fight for
60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act celebrated
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – 60 years ago on Wednesday, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. Although the 15th Amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, there were still barriers for minorities to vote. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated those barriers.
Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
'We have to keep shining light on the truth' | Carson, Indianapolis mark 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
INDIANAPOLIS — Wednesday marks 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law gave voting rights to African Americans who were disenfranchised under Jim Crow barriers. On Wednesday, the Marion County Clerk's Office hosted a celebration commemorating the anniversary of the act.
The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago but has been slowly eroding for more than a decade WASHINGTON -- Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.
N.J. activists call for new voter protections on 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Fearing that recent Trump administration initiatives threaten gains made under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, civil rights activists gathered Wednesday in Newark on the 60th anniversary of the landmark law’s signing to call for passage of state and federal legislation meant to protect access to the polls.
Voting Rights Act's 60th Anniversary Clouded by Supreme Court Challenges
WASHINGTON - The 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday was overshadowed by a risk the Supreme Court is close to eliminating key portions of the landmark law intended to protect the participation of minorities in elections.
Honoring the Voting Rights Act by fighting for fair maps and full access in Ohio
Sixty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. This was one of the most ...
WABE1d
Georgians helped deliver the Voting Rights Act. Sixty years later, some are fighting to preserve its legacy
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...
On This Day, July 30: Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare into law
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted ...
Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence
In addition to covering presidents, political conventions, and the Vietnam War, Mr. Daugherty delivered indelible images from ...
WABE20h
Experts assess progress, challenges in the 60-year legacy of the Voting Rights Act
Sixty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act saying, “The denial of the right to vote is still a deadly wrong and the time […] ...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by ...
Portland Press Herald10mon
When Lyndon B. Johnson came to Portland 60 years ago, a hundred ...
Then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson stands in the aisle of a commuter train and talks with passengers as it nears Greenwich, Conn., on the evening of Oct. 5, 1960. Nearly four years later, the then ...
Baltimore Fishbowl6d
Baltimorean and Goucher graduate Sarah Tilghman Hughes swore in LBJ
Federal Judge Sarah T Hughes, a Baltimore native and Goucher graduate, swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as the 36th president of ...