Voting Rights Act of 1965-Ryan Carcano

* Was signed into Law by president Lyndon Johnson
* This was during the Civil Rights Movement on August 6, 1965
* Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections



* Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the 14th and 15th amendment to the US constitution
* The act allowed for a mass enfranchisement of racial minorities throughout the country
* The act is considered to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever in the US