The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting by protecting voting rights. It banned poll taxes and literacy tests and required states with historians of Jim Crow discrimination to seek advance clearance before changing and requiring states with histories of Jim Crow discrimination to obtain advance clearance to change laws governing voting.
Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.
