Nov 14th, 2005 · The 1965 Voting Rights Act is being used, unconventionally, to defend white voters. The Justice Department is pursuing the case in Noxubee County, Mississippi, on behalf of a group of white residents. The suit alleges that black election officials have systematically discriminated against white voters and candidates.
Keywords: elections · residents · voters · Justice Department · candidate · discrimination · mississippi · 1965 Voting Rights Act · Noxubee County
Mar 7th, 2005 · Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous "Bloody Sunday" in Alabama, when hundreds of civil rights demonstrators -- black and white -- were brutally beaten as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. The incident and the subsequent march led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Keywords: demonstrations · civil · Alabama · Rights · Martin Luther King · Jr · anniversary · beaten · Ala · infamous · Selma · 1965 Voting Rights Act
