The Voting Rights Act of 1965

ISBN-10: 0780810481
ISBN-13: 9780780810488
Series: The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Pages: 244
Language: English
Published: 2009
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Author: Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Description

Explains the events that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Details both the racial discrimination and violence that pervaded the South and the civil rights protests that changed American voting rights. Features include a narrative overview, biographie