The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday hosted a panel of politicians and activists to mark the 60th anniversary of the ...

Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the ...

"The Journey of Democracy" features California documents and photos of the ceremony where Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton reflects on the continued fight for ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

The Trump DOJ is taking aim at illegal race-based gerrymandering and voter roll issues, Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet ...

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...

Maryland voting rights advocacy groups are optimistic about the change to the Baltimore City Board of Elections leadership ...

In public appearances across Boston this week, the Texas Democrats warned that the GOP-led effort to effectively erase five ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Eddie Glaude reflects on Way Too Early on the irony of still debating who ...