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Voting Rights Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005185

A landmark federal law in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Enacted in 1965, it aims to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. The Act has been amended several times to expand its protections.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005185
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A landmark federal law in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Enacted in 1965, it aims to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. The Act has been amended several times to expand its protections.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/voting-rights-act/"
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