loc_afamodyssey_0920001r 0920001r afamodyssey loc yes Signing the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965 Suffrage--United States Voting--United States African Americans--Civil rights Civil rights--United States Signing ceremonies--Washington (D.C.) Presidents--United States--Racial attitudes United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 Page from U.S. News and World Report showing President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The article includes commentary about the implications of the new law's enaction and enforcement. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division African-American Odyssey Collection (Library of Congress) 2005 eng Articles http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/archive/09/0920001r.jpg image/jpeg Humanities and Social Sciences Division, General Collection. Library of Congress. Exhibited: African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, Library of Congress, 1998. 1965-08-16 Washington (D.C.) Copyright, August 16, 1965, U.S. News and World Report 20090526 204835