Analysis: Reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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ED GORDON
NPR Special
04-18-2005
Analysis: Reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Political and civil rights leaders are pushing for a congressional re-authorization of parts of the Voting Rights Act. The bill will expire in 2007. The Voting Rights Act was pushed by President Lyndon Johnson 40 years ago last month in a nationally televised speech that led to congressional approval.

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