Author | : Richard M. Valelly |
File Size | : 48,7 Mb |
Publisher | : CQ Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 06 May 2024 |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105114520096 |
Pages | : 408 pages |
The Voting Rights Act by Richard M. Valelly Book PDF Summary
Examines the Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and describes the events leading up to it, the evolution of voting rights in the U.S., disenfranchisement of African Americans after Reconstruction, and the impact of this legislation.