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DNC Statement on Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
August 7, 2008Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Voting Rights Institute Chair Donna Brazile issued the following statement to commemorate the forty-third anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965: "This week we commemorate the signing of the Voting Rights Act, a bill that has come to be known as one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in history. Its mission was to promote democracy by tearing down institutional barriers to voter registration and polling places and represents our core Democratic values." Full release