In above photo: President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s hand as he hands him one of the pens used to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Marc
In above photo: Illustration by Ron Rogers for The Chronicle DNC Press, Guest Columnist They are trying to make voting harder for minorities, women, young people, and seniors Tonight (Aug.
In above photo: The crowd at the Hanesbrands Theatre. (Photo by Donna Rogers) The 1965 Voting Rights Act was signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965. The movie “Selma” focuses
In above photo: Linda Sutton Linda Sutton, Guest Columnist This Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act. Passed in 1965, this landmark legislation made the