# Voting Rights Act of 1965

> piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting

**Wikidata**: [Q1608064](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1608064)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/voting-rights-act-of-1965


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. [Source](https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/VRA1965.pdf)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. BBC Things
5. National Archives Catalog
6. [Source](https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/VRA1965.htm)
7. Quora
8. Ballotpedia