1965 Voting Rights Act was the foremost event in the history. ... In 1963, civil rights activists began an effort to register black voters in Dallas Country, Alabama. ... In addition to the Voting Rights Act a campaign was started in Selma, Alabama in the same year 1965. ... In March 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to perform the voting issue. ...
Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee all tightened their existing laws. ... Section 5 of the act requires 16 southern states who have a history of discriminating against minorities to obtain clearance from the Justice Department or a federal court before they are allowed to make any changes to election procedures (USA Today). ...
Jackson also had a history of misgivings with banking and paper money after he dealt with bankruptcy when he accepted bank notes that later depreciated in value. ... One of the worst social atrocities in American history was committed by the Democrats upon the removal of the American Indians from their native lands in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to American territory west of the Mississippi River. ...
Although he never saw a presidency, King, Jr. did lead one of the strongest movements in American history which helped shape today's society. ... Three years later, King's nonviolent tactics were put to their most severe test in Birmingham, Alabama during a mass protest for hair hiring practices, the establishment of a biracial committee, and the desegregation of department-store facilities. ...
When John gets home and gains knowledge that his hard earned tax dollars helped fund the $600,000 Tristate Joint Peanut Project in Alabama (or the equivalent of 9,400 anthrax vaccinations for US troops), how will he react? ... "Just When the Right Thought Big Government Was History..." ...
The first state law requiring voters to show identification at the polls came soon after in 2003, in the state of Alabama. ... The ideas of those who question the legitimacy of voter ID laws are not a mere conspiracy theory, but instead are actually supported by history. The United States has a history of restricting the rights of certain groups to vote. ...
