U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, orders immediate enforcement 60 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1965)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Aug. 6, 1965 | LBJ Signs Voting Rights Act'

(Friday, August 6, 1965, 12:05 p.m. EDT; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed today the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, and announced steps to bring about its quick and vigorous enforcement.


Video: 'President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Bill, 8/6/1965. MP544.'


Video: 'PBS LBJ Part 2' (Aug. 6, 1965, at 45:17)