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Fighting for the Right to Vote: Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Patreon)

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In 1965, six hundred civil rights protesters led by Hosea Williams and John Lewis knelt in prayer before marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, a structure named after a KKK leader. As they neared the other side, they were met by state troopers, deputies, and posse men, who soon launched a brutal attack. The violence, broadcast nationwide, shocked the country and became a major turning point in the fight for voting rights, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Fighting for the Right to Vote: Voting Rights Act of 1965 | US History | Extra History

📜 Enjoying learning about Voting Rights? Then support America’s democracy by increasing young voter engagement and turnout with the Tab for Democracy browser extension! http://tabfordemocracy.org/extrahistory In 1965, six hundred civil rights protesters led by Hosea Williams and John Lewis knelt in prayer before marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, a structure named after a KKK leader. As they neared the other side, they were met by state troopers, deputies, and posse men, who soon launched a brutal attack. The violence, broadcast nationwide, shocked the country and became a major turning point in the fight for voting rights, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on *NEBULA* https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on *PATREON* https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with *MERCH* from our store! http://extracredits.store/ * Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: extracredits@standard.tv https://twitter.com/extracreditz | https://www.facebook.com/ExtraCredits/ | http://instagram.com/extracredits | https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/@extracredits | http://www.twitch.tv/extracredits/ https://bsky.app/profile/extracredits.bsky.social Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: David Hueso | Writer: Steven Van Patten | Researcher: A. Siso | Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol | Video Editor: Devon House Creative | Audio Editor: Clean Waves | Studio Director: Geoffry Zatkin | Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 | ♪ "Extra History Theme" by Sean & Dean Kiner #ExtraHistory #Vote #History

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Beau Carey

I’m very unsurprised how terrible our country is honestly.

Martin Verran

I wasn't even born in 1965 and yet these scenes are strangely, and disturbingly, familiar to me...

Haemocyte

You really have to do a series on the various coalition shifts in the United States just to elaborate on the implied "yes, Democrats" at the end.

Bear Kid

Very informative video! It would be cool to see a series on domestic terrorist groups in the U.S. I think discussing groups like that goes farther to hinder them than just making them illegal on paper. And with modern day groups like Atomwaffen and the Proud Boys, there would be no shortage of material. Are these topics something the show might discuss in the future or would it not be feasible with YouTubes guidelines?

Jason Youngberg

Thanks for mentioning the political shift in both parties. It seems like too many people don't know and blame/credit today's parties for things they would have been ideologically opposed to 50 years ago.

Jacob White

The fight for our rights is a fight we cannot afford to lose as we defend the rights we have. As well as those we seek to win from those just as equally determined to deny them to us. Please America, Please VOTE as though your life depends on it because to some, it does.

Beau Carey

Does anyone think that American will go down the same path as the Roman republic becoming the Roman Empire?

BabbaTheHutt

Videos like this make me want to boost my contribution to you guys. From this history lover to the entire Extra Credits Crew: Thank You!