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Watch: The Voting Rights Act Turns 59, and the White House Promises Restoring It Is Still a Priority
This week marks the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nearly six a long time after the law gave black Americans the right to vote without fear of racial discrimination, data from the Brennan Center for Justice show that the voter turnout gap between Black and Brown voters and white voters has been steadily increasing over the years.
In the absence of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, Jean-Pierre said, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling on federal agencies to expand voter registration. A White House spokesman also noted that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, has called for the anniversary to be a “day of action.”
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