this ruling was a massive win for the civil rights movement, allowing for over 800,000 african americans to register to vote between 1964 and 1967. the success of the voting rights act allowed president johnson to continue with the civil rights reform, including legislation such as the fair housing act. this act provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or nationality. this case was also used as precedent in other judicial challenges to the voting rights act such as "allen v. state board of elections" and "beer v. united states".