The act targeted discriminatory barriers that had denied Black citizens the vote, especially in the South. Its passage followed sustained local organizing and state violence against voting-rights activists, demonstrating how formal emancipation had not secured equal political power.
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Which event is dated 1965-08-06?
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The act targeted discriminatory barriers that had denied Black citizens the vote, especially in the South. Its passage followed sustained local organizing and state violence against voting-rights activists, demonstrating how formal emancipation had not secured equal political power.
The act targeted discriminatory barriers that had denied Black citizens the vote, especially in the South. Its passage followed sustained local organizing and state violence against voting-rights activists, demonstrating how formal emancipation had not secured equal political power.
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This statement accurately summarizes the event: United States enacts the Voting Rights Act.