The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Black Voter Registration in the South (%) 75 50 25 0 MS '64 7% MS '69 60% AL '64 23% AL '69 61% VRA passed Aug 6, 1965 Pre-VRA Post-VRA Source: U.S. Civil Rights Commission

The dramatic change between 1964 and 1969 shown above resulted most directly from which legislation?

  • A

    The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which suspended literacy tests and authorized federal registrars

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  • B

    The Civil Rights Act of 1957, which created the Civil Rights Division

  • C

    The Twenty-Fourth Amendment banning poll taxes in federal elections

  • D

    The Equal Pay Act of 1963

Explanation

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests in jurisdictions with discriminatory histories and authorized federal registrars, producing dramatic increases in Black registration in Mississippi, Alabama, and other southern states.

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