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60 years later, the Voting Rights Act faces a crossroads

60 years later, the Voting Rights Act faces a crossroads

Six decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law with Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, the legislation that once marked a pivotal moment in American democracy now stands on uncertain ground. The 1965 law was designed to secure voting rights and guard against suppression, particularly against Black Americans….

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