Though MacArthur Cotton was critical of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 82-year-old is even more critical of where things ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the registration of Black voters, it was not without controversy. Vatican Gives ...

Both parties should treat voters based on the content of their character, not the color of their skin, writes.

"Spell Freedom," by Elaine Weiss, is about Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins and others who secretly helped prepare Black Southerners to embrace their civil rights.

Keller’s school board is entirely white, and the suit alleges there hasn’t been a Hispanic candidate elected in the last 25 ...

After the 1870 ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, which barred states from depriving citizens of the right to vote on the basis of race, Southern states began using tactics ...

SHE WENT ON TO HELP LEAD THE 1965 SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES, WHICH WERE SIGNIFICANT IN THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT ...

Colorado's Senate committee approved SB25-001 to protect voting rights, addressing access for non-English speakers, jailed individuals, and people with disabilities.

Murray State University’s Cinema International program is planning to screen the award-winning 2014 docudrama that depicts ...