The historic Selma to Montgomery marches took place from March 7 to March 25, 1965, in Alabama to protest systemic voter suppression against African Americans.
🇺🇸 YOUR VOTE MATTERS — QUICK FACTS
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1776: The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed.
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1870: The 15th Amendment prohibited denying voting rights based on race, color or previous condition of servitude.
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1920: The 19th Amendment prohibited denying voting rights based on sex.
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1964: The 24th Amendment prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.
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1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, a landmark civil rights law.
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1971: The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
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Today: Eligible American voters have the power to influence who represents them in government.
Sources: USA.gov — Voting Rights and National Archives — Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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