It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery massacre.
G. K. Butterfield: “It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery…”
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Butterfield highlights the bipartisan support for the Voting Rights Act.
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