LDF Commemorates 61st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Amid Repeated Assaults on Voting Rights by the Trump Administration
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Commemorates 61st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Amid Repeated Assaults on Voting Rights by the Trump Administration
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Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 into law. The VRA was the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement, ending discriminatory practices u . . .
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LDF Commemorates 61st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Amid Repeated Assaults on Voting Rights by the Trump Administration
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Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 into law. The VRA was the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement, ending discriminatory practices u . . .