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The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act

Strict Scrutiny

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The Voting Rights Act Turned the South Red

The Voting Rights Act was a remarkably successful piece of legislation, says Julian Zelizer. It allowed people who had been shut out from participating for so long to get the right to vote. But at the same time, there was white majorities in all of these states and they became activated because of it. The amazing thing about the voting rights act is how effective it was, he says.

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