Question

1. Which piece of legislation was the most comprehensive attempt to address the specific problem mr. Dearman described in his letter to President Taft? A. The fifteenth amendment B. The civil rights act of 1964 C. The nineteenth amendment D. The voting rights act of 1965

Answer 1

D, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is correct!

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

D. The voting rights act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. Its main purpose was helping 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 U.S. Constitution.