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what was The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, that protected voting rights and signaled the government’s new involvement in the civil rights struggle

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction that protected voting rights and signaled the government's new involvement in the civil rights struggle. The act aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed by the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. It prohibited discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests and poll taxes, and authorized federal enforcement of voting rights in states with a history of voter discrimination.