Rep. Lewis Issues Statement on 54th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
August 06, 2019
August 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on the 54th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act:
"It was today 54 years ago that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Just five months after Bloody Sunday, the conflict on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, Johnson introduced legislation that responded to the demand that all Americans participate equally in the democratic process.
"Over . . .
"It was today 54 years ago that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Just five months after Bloody Sunday, the conflict on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, Johnson introduced legislation that responded to the demand that all Americans participate equally in the democratic process.
"Over . . .