The Voting Rights Act of 1965

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Chapter 1 The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; Chapter 2 The Enforcement Act (The Civil Rights Act of 1870); Chapter 3 The Force Act of 1871; Chapter 4 The Unhappy History of Civil Rights Legislation, Eugene Gressman; Chapter 5 The Origins; Chapter 6 The Civil Rights Act of 1960; Chapter 7 Gomillion v. Lightfoot; Chapter 8 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 July 2, 1964; Chapter 9 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 August 6, 1965; Chapter 10 Address on Voting Rights to Joint Session of Congress by President Johnson March 15, 1965; Chapter 11 Text of President Johnson's Voting Rights Message; Chapter 12 Text of President Johnson's March 13 News Conference; Chapter 13 The Origins; Chapter 14 The Debate; Chapter 15 Index to Tables; Chapter 16 On Voting Rights; Chapter 17 House of Representatives-89th Congress, 1st Session July 6-9, 1965; Chapter 18 Conference Report to Accompany S. 1564 August 2, 1965; Chapter 19 Senate-89th Congress, 1st Session August 4, 1965; Chapter 20 Floor Action; Chapter 21 South Carolina v. Katzenbach.; Chapter 22 Copyright Acknowledgments;