HomeVoting Rights Act 60 years

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a milestone in U.S. civil rights history. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests, that had disenfranchised millions of Americans.

In uplifting the importance of the vote as a cornerstone of our democracy, we are grateful to be in partnership with 10 other organizations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 50th Anniversary of the Language Minority Provision. In 1975, Congress amended the Act to require that ballots and other voting materials be printed in languages in addition to English in order to prevent discrimination against language-minority citizens.

Try your luck at answering some sample questions on the
1965 Alabama Literacy voter registration test

Facts on 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Play a Find the Words puzzle for 1965 and 1975

Get to know Ezekiel English and Spanish

Community Partners

Black Leaders Organizing for Communities • Greater Milwaukee Foundation • Hmong American Women’s Association • Ho Chunk Nation • Interfaith Conference • League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County • Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition • League of United Latin Americans Citizens WI• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Milwaukee Branch 3254 • Souls to the Polls • Voces de la Frontera

Try your luck at answering some sample questions on the 1965 Alabama Literacy voter registration test

Community Partners

Try your luck at answering some sample questions on the
1965 Alabama Literacy voter registration test