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This Week in Black History

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Wave Staff P3

August 5, 1965

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, one of the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.

– For more information on black history, arts and culture, visit www.caamuseum.org

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