The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did away with literacy tests. If a person failed the test, they were not allowed to vote. Dr. Thomas Ward, professor and department of history chair at Spring Hill ...
Turning back the clock, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision on Shelby County v. Holder, struck down the key Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally required nine states (Texas ...
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