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information below comes from the Civil Rights Veterans Website
Selma, Alabama is the seat of Dallas, County. In 1961, Dallas County [was] 57% Black, but of the 15,000 Blacks old enough to vote, only 130 [were] registered (less than 1%)
Source: http://www.cmvet.org/timtimhis63.htm#1963selma1
Which act passed during the Johnson Administration directly addressed this statistic?
O Civil Rights Act of 1968
O Civil Rights Act of 1965
O 24th Amendment
O Voting Rights Act

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 directly addressed the low voter registration of African Americans in areas like Selma, Alabama by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and allowing federal examiners to enroll voters denied suffrage by local officials.


Explanation:

Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the act passed during the Johnson Administration that directly addressed the low voter registration of African Americans in places like Selma, Alabama. This act eliminated literacy tests that had been used to disenfranchise voters and allowed federal examiners to enroll individuals denied suffrage by local officials.


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