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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

After the March on Washington and the Judicial Committee hearing, you and your fellow activists helped Martin Luther King Jr. successfully convey the discrimination that he and many other African Americans were experiencing. This image shows President Linden B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights act of 1965 stating that no race or minority could be discriminated against when voting. The act allows all people to vote with no discrimination. Before this, many people were forced to take literacy tests to participate in voting. African Americans were also discriminated against due to lack of polls near their areas. Many of them were marginalized and limited to where or how they could access voting polls due to the lack of voting stations in their neighborhoods. All of this injustice was gone due to the fighting power of civil rights activists. Martin Luther King Jr. can be seen in the photo on the right as President Johnson signs the monumental act. You helped Martin Luther King pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965! He asks you if you think you'll continue to be an activist in the future or if you are retiring soon. What will you say?

What will you do in the future?

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