US EditionCelebration Held in Morgantown for 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – Sixty years after its enactment, the Voting Rights Act faces renewed challenges from restrictive laws and gerrymandering that threaten minority voting power, with 29 states passing 94 such laws since 2013.
- On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted legislation that restored the ability of African Americans, previously denied the vote by Jim Crow laws, to participate in elections.
- The Act followed violent events in Selma, Alabama, and decades of civil rights struggles but key provisions were invalidated by the 2013 Supreme Court Shelby v. Holder decision.
- Following the Shelby decision, a minimum of 29 states enacted a total of 94 new laws that impose restrictions on voting, such as measures involving felony disenfranchisement and gerrymandering, leading to increased efforts to protect and broaden access to voting rights.
- Speakers highlighted that the right to participate in democracy extends to all individuals, no matter their racial or cultural background, and raised concerns about deliberate efforts to undermine birthright citizenship and manipulate electoral district boundaries in undemocratic ways.
- The 60th anniversary highlighted ongoing challenges to voting rights and mobilization efforts against restrictive laws, underscoring the fragility of democracy in the United States.
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Celebration held in Morgantown for 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
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