The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Write about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was rendered much less effective by Shelby County Holder, a 2013 Supreme Court decision. This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting