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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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This trend line takes a sharp and obvious upwards turn after the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 came on the heels of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, and brought sweeping changes to the area.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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He was there when the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965 and on the other side of the world when black South Africans voted for the first time.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 turned it into more than a paper guarantee.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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And it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that many of our nation's discriminatory practices at the voting booths were eradicated.
Events in Selma helped motivate Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed restrictions on black voting.
The passage of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 forced Louisiana to end its restrictions against black voters.
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