Black South Carolinians voted in 1948 for the first time since Reconstruction. This successful crusade, like many others, helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Credit - North Carolina Central ...

I thought Jim Crow was dead, but it seems to be making a comeback through policies designed to roll back progress.

While the Voting Rights Act was undoubtedly a singular achievement, it represented the culmination of a long struggle.

We’re suing to protect minority voters and have next year’s elections for the Commissioners Court conducted with the current ...

WASHINGTON − On the heels of another state adopting what they call restrictive election changes, Democrats are introducing voting rights legislation Tuesday aimed at making it easier for voters to ...

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The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that keeps Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, in ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional ...

Last month, the U.S. celebrated the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. The legislation promised “to enforce the 15th amendment” and ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the most consequential laws in the nation’s history. Signed after the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, ...