A panel of public historians talked about the history of African American voting rights. They explained how their historic sites and… read more A panel of public historians talked about the ...

The struggle for African Americans to secure voting rights was a turbulent process, marked by numerous setbacks and fierce resistance. Yet, despite the challenges, a significant victory was ...

As the nation awaits results in what has turned out to be a historic election in a historic year, we look back to the elections after the Voting Rights Act. [Race/Related is available as a newsletter.

There is a long, well-documented history of African-Americans fighting for ... utilized to prevent Black men from voting. As the journey for the 1965 Voting Rights Act to pass was deadly, it ...

The violent images outraged the nation, drawing national attention to the denial of voting rights for millions of African Americans. “I had to go to the courthouse, stand in line, and vote ...

In 1931, Texas passed a law that prohibited African Americans from voting in the Democratic ... the previous year’s Civil Rights Act, but after reviewing photos and video of police violence ...

Owing to high inflation numbers, employment concerns and a lack of school-choice, African-American voters are considering Trump like never before. Getty Images ... last Civil Rights Act was ...

How many African Americans have heard this before ... Barton/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images It wasn't until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was a hard-won battle, that Black men and women ...

after the Voting Rights Act was passed the previous year. MPI/Getty Images For nearly 60 years ... the court to say that Alabama – where African Americans make up approximately one-quarter ...