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Based on the text, what did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

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Answer: This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson.

Explanation: It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

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