The History of the Voting Rights Act: The Origins of the Preclearance Provision
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President Lyndon Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. after signing the Voting Rights Act.
( Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum )
( Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum )
Produced by Megan Quellhorst