what did the voting rights act of 1965 do?
A) sent federal authorities to the south to help blacks register to vote.
B) outlawed literacy tests
C) dramatically boosted blacks’ political participation in the south.
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It authorized federal examiners to register voters in states and counties with a history of discriminatory practices, outlawed literacy tests as a prerequisite for voting, and greatly increased the political participation of African Americans in the South.