Question

When was the voting rights act passed and what was it for

Answer 1

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the law that put an end to discriminatory tactics as arbitrary tests of illiteracy for blacks, and forced states with a long history of discrimination (mostly in the south of the country) to seek permission from the to change voting rules.

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Answer 2

it was passed in 1965

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it prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth.