Provisions in the Voting Rights Act were set to expire initially after five years but were later renewed a total of five ...

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted ...

Known on the City Council as a policy wonk and academic, Spelman was instrumental in shaping Austin policing, and taught for ...

August 6 is the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Let us honor the sacrifices of the past by recommitting ourselves ...

The landmark legislation dramatically increased voter registration and participation among African Americans in Georgia and ...

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The landmark legislation ...

Sixty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. This was one of the most ...

Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Sixty years ago Wednesday, President Lyndon B. Johnson traveled to Independence, Missouri, to sign a groundbreaking piece of ...