- Collection:
- African American Odyssey
- Title:
- Signing the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965
- Date of Original:
- 1965-08-16
- Subject:
- 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 - People:
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 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.
Exhibited: African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, Library of Congress, 1998.
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. - Metadata URL:
- http://crdl.usg.edu/id:loc_afamodyssey_0920001r
- Digital Object URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/archive/09/0920001r.jpg
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright, August 16, 1965, U.S. News and World Report
- Contributing Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
-
