The purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to guarantee voting rights by .
A) banning literacy tests and poll taxes
B) solely relying on the Fifteenth Amendment to protect voting rights
C) eliminating Jim Crow laws in the South that led to desegregation
D) fining and jailing any group or person who tried to prevent anyone from voting

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed 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. It specifically banned literacy tests and provided for federal oversight of voter registration in areas where tests had previously been used.

The Purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Was