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WATCH: President Johnson signs Voting Rights Act in 1965

Watch this historical video of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965.
Circa 1965:  Participants, some carrying American flags, marching in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965  (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images, File)
Circa 1965: Participants, some carrying American flags, marching in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965

Watch this historical video of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965.