whitehouse: Marching in support of voting rights, Congressman John Lewis and other peaceful protesto
whitehouse:Marching in support of voting rights, Congressman John Lewis and other peaceful protestors clashed with state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965. On August 6 that year, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law making the ballot box immediately more accessible to millions of Americans of every race, gender, region, economic status, and national origin. It has been called the most effective legislation of the last 50 years.Congressman Lewis is taking over the White House Instagram to celebrate today’s 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and talk about the work we still have to do to break down barriers to voting for all Americans. Follow along at Instagram.com/WhiteHouse. -- source link
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