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.

Larry Hamm and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley called for passage of state bills to counter what they view as voter suppression efforts by the Trump administration.

The Journey of Democracy” features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark law.

Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and in Morgantown, the Community Coalition for Social Justice held a special celebration to commemorate the landmark civil rights legislation.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - August 6th, 1965 symbolizes a significant turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. That was the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, securing federal protections for Black citizens’ right to vote.

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in American history.

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. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it,

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that outlawed racist voter disenfranchisement and expanded voting rights to Black Americans whose ability to cast a ballot had been severely limited,