Shelby County v. Holder case
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution extends citizenship and legal rights to all people. This amendment is what guarantees and protects people’s rights to due process of the law. The Fifteenth Amendment gives all citizens the right to vote and be protected against discrimination from the United States or any state, based on a person’s race, color, or if they were a former slave. Until 1965, there were steps put in place such as literacy tests that prevented many citizens from voting. based on their race and color.
On August 6, 1965, “President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The law states that no measure such as a literacy test can be used to deprive a person of the right to vote
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution extends citizenship and legal rights to all people. This amendment is what guarantees and protects people’s rights to due process of the law. The Fifteenth Amendment gives all citizens the right to vote and be protected against discrimination from the United States or any state, based on a person’s race, color, or if they were a former slave. Until 1965, there were steps put in place such as literacy tests that prevented many citizens from voting. based on their race and color.
On August 6, 1965, “President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The law states that no measure such as a literacy test can be used to deprive a person of the right to vote