Promise
Pass the Voting Rights Act after Selma
Johnson pushed for and signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, creating a major federal civil-rights protection against Black disenfranchisement.
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Status
Delivered
Topic
Voting Rights / Civil Rights
Actions
2
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Johnson publicly committed to passing strong federal voting-rights legislation after the Selma attacks and called on Congress to protect Black citizens from discriminatory barriers to registration and voting.
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