While the Voting Rights Act was undoubtedly a singular achievement, it represented the culmination of a long struggle.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the most consequential ...

Columnist Elwood Watson says this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which provided solid evidence that when the federal government enforces equality, diversity, and ...

The Voting Rights Act gave teeth to the 15th Amendment’s promise that no American could be denied the right to vote because ...

In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil rights law, “Today we strike away the last major shackle…the Negro story and ...

A gathering at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute highlighted the ongoing fight for equal voting rights, honoring ...

Legislators finalized rules this week allowing additional grounds for challenging a person’s right to vote in South Dakota.

On Oct. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rehear a Louisiana case that is likely to take another big whack out of the ...

Visit the Arlington Historical Museum’s voting rights exhibit “From Barriers to Ballots.” The exhibit features artifacts and documents about Arlington’s voting history including ballot boxes used when ...

Fifty years ago, Congress passed Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act — a landmark provision that re-shaped American democracy by tearing down longstanding language barriers at the ballot box. As Los ...

"The Journey of Democracy," an exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, opens Wednesday. Ethan Wolin [email protected] After voting rights protesters were beaten in ...