国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「50 years ago today, June 22, 1970, President Nixon signed an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that required the voting age to be 18 in all federal, state, and local elections. The next year, in 1971, the 26th Amendment followed, declaring the right of citizens to vote “who are eighteen years of age or older … shall not be denied or abridged … on account of age.” This 1972 poster was designed to encourage young people to register and vote. It features a picture of a young man participating in the 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery. The March from Selma to Montgomery was the third attempted march between the two cities. The first march followed the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was shot by state police following a peaceful voting rights march in Marion, Alabama. That march took place on March 7, 1965, known today as “Bloody Sunday,” because it was met with violence from the state and local police. Volunteers came from across the nation to join the movement. Others sent letters and telegrams to Washington demanding reform. The second attempt two days later, led by Martin Luther King Jr., was stopped with a court order. Finally, on March 21, approximately 3,200 people began marching from Selma. Five days later more than 25,000 marchers arrived in Montgomery. The demonstrations and increased political pressure contributed to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson. #VoteHistory #ProtestHistory #CivicEngagement #VotingHistory #PoliticalHistory #AmericanHistory #OTD #TDIH #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #PhotographyHistory #GraphicDesign #AlabamaHistory #SelmaToAlabama」6月23日 7時58分