WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: * * * Today marks the 56th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Sophia Lin Lakin, Deputy Director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, said: "Today marks 56 years since the signing of the Voting  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- Common Cause issued the following news release: On this day 56 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, with Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at his side. Congress passed the legislation in response to a broad and diverse coalition of civil rights advocates' unrelenting calls for stronger voting rights protections. The legislation was passed with a 77-19 vote in the U.S. Senate and a 333-85 vote in the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * On the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and DNC Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms released the following statement reaffirming the Democratic Party's commitment to protecting every eligible American's right to cast a ballot. "On this day fifty-six years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement: * * * On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA), transformative legislation that created robust federal oversight to address racial discrimination in elections and voting practices. For decades, voters of color had the full protection of the VRA, before the disastrous 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder. The law pro  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 5 (TNSPol) -- NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: Catholic Sisters and other concerned Hoosiers rallied to support federal democracy reform near the Indiana State Capitol Building. The "Carry the Torch of Democracy" rally was cosponsored by Faith in Indiana, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, Pax Christi Indianapolis, Indianapolis Urban League, Hoosier Action, Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg, Sisters of Prov  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The White House issued the following proclamation on Aug. 6, 2021, honoring National Health Center Week: * * * In 1965, our Nation launched its first community health centers to improve the lives and well-being of Americans regardless of their ability to pay. These health centers were a key component of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" series of policy initiatives to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, and today serve as the bedrock on which our public he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. "Fifty-six years ago today, the most consequential civil rights law of our time, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. For Black and minority Americans across this nation, the signing of the Voting Ri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson -- a great Texan and champion for civil rights -- signed the Voting Rights Act into law. This iconic piece of legislation was the culmination of a centuries-long struggle led by Black activists to protect ou  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2021: Today marks the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most sweeping pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. This ground-breaking measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 after the courageous efforts of Civil Rights leaders who marched, fought, and bled for the movement everywhere from Washington, D.C. to Selma, Alabam  more