Washington: President Reagan signed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, saying "the right to vote is the crown jewel of American liberties."...
President Lyndon B Johnson presents one of the pens used to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to James Farmer, Director of the Congress of Racial...
Ninety-six South Carolina Negroes voted for the first time in 1948 since Reconstruction. This successful crusade, like many others, led to the Voting...
American Civil Rights and religious leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and others arrive at the White House for a meeting with President Lyndon B...
In this statement about the Voting Rights Act, John Conyers states that Congress must protect voting rights before Americans lose faith in the...
American President Lyndon B. Johnson presents one of the pens used to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the director of the Congress of Racial...
An African American man registers to vote for the first time in Marion, Alabama, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Washington, D.C.: Attorneys for six Southern states fight against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 at their last barricade -- the U.S. Supreme Court....
Plaque describes the 1965 Voting Rights Act at the base of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where route 80 crosses the Alabama River, on March 4, 2015 in...
Supporters stand outside of the Supreme Court following the court's decision invalidate a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Tuesday, June...
Texas Democratic State Legislators and Sen. Jeff Merkley at a news conference on Voting Rights on the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights...
Texas State Democratic Representative Nicole Collier speaks outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 6 the anniversary of the Voting...
People from Alabama ride on a bus from Birmingham, Alabama on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama...
People from Alabama ride on a bus from Birmingham, Alabama on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama...
Alabama Barack Obama supporters ride on a bus from Birmingham to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January...
Deborah Thedford and others ride on a bus from Birmingham, Alabama to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama...
Man exits a bus for breakfast during a bus ride from Birmingham on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack...
Torri Tippett , Tammarra Tippett and others ride on a bus from Birmingham, Alabama to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect...
Vernelle Billingsley who is riding a bus from Birmingham, Alabama to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, has...
Woman rides on a bus gpoing from Birmingham, Alabama to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January 19, 2009 In...
People who are riding a bus from Birmingham on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama have breakfast...
People who are riding a bus from Birmingham on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama have breakfast...
People from Alabama ride on a bus from Birmingham on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January 19,...
Torri Tippett from Birmingham, Alabama rides on a bus with Alabamans on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect...
African-American Barack Obama supporters from Alabama sit on a bus before departing on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of...
African-American Barack Obama supporters prepare to board a bus on the way to Washington, DC to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack...
News anchor Dan Rather attends the "Media and the Voting Rights Act of 1965" panel discussion at the Paley Center for Media on October 20, 2008 in...
News anchor Dan Rather attends the "Media and the Voting Rights Act of 1965" panel discussion at the Paley Center for Media on October 20, 2008 in...
Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hangs in a barber shop in the Civil Rights District November 5, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along...
Baracl Obama poster is seen in the Civil Rights District November 5, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and Montgomery, were...
Washington James stands in the Civil Rights District a day after casting his vote for Barack Obama November 5, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama....
African-Americans get their hair cut in the Civil Rights District November 5, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and...
Portrait of Malcolm X hangs in a barber shop in the Civil Rights District November 5, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
Sen. Barack Obama supporters celebrate as his win of the presidential election is announced November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
An African-American woman leaves after voting at a school as a young student runs during the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham,...
African-Americans line up to vote in Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama....
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and Montgomery,...
African-Americans line up to vote in Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama....
African-Americans line up to vote in a school gymnasium in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with...
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election as a dog looks on November 4, 2008 in Selma, Alabama. Selma was a touchstone in the...
Voting signs are posted for the election in a firehouse November 4, 2008 in Selma, Alabama. Selma was a touchstone in the civil rights movement where...
Cathy Cumbie, dressed as Uncle Sam, pases out voter materials for the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election in a firehouse November 4, 2008 in Selma, Alabama. Selma was a touchstone in the civil...
African-Americans are seen in a polling place behind a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. November 4, 2008 in Selma, Alabama. Selma was a...
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and Montgomery,...
African-Americans line up to vote in a recreation center in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with...
Emmitt Coleman sits on his porch after casting his ballot in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along...
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and Montgomery,...
Emmitt Coleman sits on his porch after casting his ballot in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along...
African-Americans vote in a recreation center in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and...
An African-American woman crosses over railroad tracks after voting in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham,...
African-Americans line up to vote in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, along with Selma and Montgomery,...
African-Americans hold hands while walking to vote in a recreation center in the presidential election November 4, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama....
