What is Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The '''Voting Rights Act of 1965''' is a [[law]] of the [[United States]]. It made it easier for [[African-American people|African-Americans]] and non-English speaking citizens to [[Suffrage|vote]]. In some parts of the United States, people were forced to pay a [[poll tax]] or take a [[literacy]] test before being allowed to vote. This process kept many African-Americans from voting. The Voting Rights Act made all of those practices illegal. {{African American topics}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:1965 in the United States]] [[Category:African-American history]] [[Category:Democratic rights]] [[Category:United States federal legislation]] [[Category:1960s in law]]