Top Harvard students find Louisiana Literacy Test from 1964 was basically impossible, designed with intention of African-American voter suppression only
Voting Rights Act articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Voting Rights Act was a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that prohibits discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Also see our section on American democracy as well as our articles on African-American voting rights, Voter Access, and Racism.
Supreme Court Politicization Brings Fundamental Questions
Despite safe guards in Constitution, a rise in Supreme Court politicization is a worrying trend
Minority Voting Advocate Attorney General Eric Holder Resigns
While Attorney General Eric Holder was extremely controversial on many issues, his defense of fair elections is widely appreciated by reform community
Sisters Lifetime Spent Protecting Voting Rights Act
Two women reflect on life of charity for minority voters and decades of activism protecting Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act Removal Reverberates Across Nation
State by state updates show growing impact of Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act removal
Texas Voter ID Trial With National Implications Begins
Future of minority voting after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act to be determined in Texas voter ID trial
Historic Indiana Church Marks Civil Rights Act Anniversary
Services and celebrations in New Albany, Illinois mark the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act inside a local historic church that was a stop on the Underground Railroad for slaves escaping from the pre-Civil War South
Racially Based Voter Suppression Feeds Ferguson Mistrust
Disconnect of southern African-Americans and government result of racially based voter suppression
Trimphant Rebirth of US Women Suffrage Movement
Greatest defenders of democracy in America may turn out to be resurgent women suffrage movement
Dearborn, Michigan Arab-Americans Demand Voting Rights
Claims of voter suppression concerning Dearborn Clerk Office targeting Michigan Arab-Americans