Georgia Democrats Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Release: Thursday, August 6, 2015 Atlanta, GA – Today, Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. “Fifty years ago, President Johnson signed a bi-partisan piece of legislation into law, challenging discriminatory elections systems and providing protections […]