of the five major civil rights acts passed between 1957 and 1968, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is often thought of as the most far-reaching because
O protection of the right to vote was regarded as a means whereby other basic rights could be secured.
O prior to 1965, there was no legal guarantee of the right to vote for African-Americans.
O Malcolm X was a strong advocate of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
O voting rights would put an end to riots and racial violence.