During the 1960s, Civil Rights Movements were sprouting across the country and led to having President Johnson concerned about his country. Lyndon B. Johnson, who served as our President from 1963-1969, became apprehensive of the African American voting rights situation, but later acted with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was introduced to eliminate voting discrimination throughout the country. In the act, section 4 contains formulas for those states or regions who passed discriminatory laws in the past. The formulas state that these “covered” areas are getting permission or also called preclearance by the United States Attorney General or by a judicial determination by the District Court of the District of
