Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Federal legislation that prohibits local and state governments from enacting laws and procedures that create racial discrimination in voting, resulting in expanded Black voting power and political representation in the late twentieth century.
AP course connection
Topic 4.15: 4.15 Economic Growth and Black Political Representation