the Voting Rights Act of 1965
/ðə ˌvəʊtɪŋ raɪts ækt əv ˌnaɪntiːn ˌsɪksti ˈfaɪv/
/ðə ˌvəʊtɪŋ raɪts ækt əv ˌnaɪntiːn ˌsɪksti ˈfaɪv/
- a US law passed during the civil rights movement, signed by President Lyndon B Johnson. It made illegal a number of restrictions that had been used, mostly in the South, to keep African Americans from voting. These restrictions included a test of people's ability to read and write.
1965年的《投票权法》:在民权运动期间通过的美国法律,由林登·B·约翰逊总统签署。它使许多限制非法使用,这些限制主要在南部使用,以阻止非洲裔美国人投票。这些限制包括测试人们的读写能力。