Voting Rights Act 1965

60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Explore the history of voting rights in the U.S. and Tennessee, from early disenfranchisement to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, key Supreme Court cases, and

60 years later, we’re still fighting for the soul of our democracy

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression and gerrymandering threaten democracy in Texas. Activists continue the fight for ballot access, honoring the legacy

60 years ago, brutality of Bloody Sunday struck American conscience ‘like psychological lightning’

The 1965 Selma Voting Rights Campaign, its historical impact, the passage of the Voting Rights Act and current, such as the John R. Lewis Voting

Untold stories of Black women in the suffrage movement

The fight for African American voting rights, alongside women’s suffrage, began in the 1800s and culminated in the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Notable figures like