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Act of August 6, 1965, Public Law 89-110, 79 STAT 437, Which Enforced the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

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This act became law 95 years after the 15th Amendment was ratified during the Reconstruction Era.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Suffrage
  4. Voting Rights Act Of 1965

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