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50 years ago today, Voting Rights Act was declared a 'triumph for freedom' | 06 Aug 2015 | Fifty years after the Voting Rights Act was signed, it's still contentious. But the Los Angeles Times' coverage of that day in 1965 shows the excitement and anticipation surrounding the landmark law, which was created to remove barriers that were unfairly keeping African Americans away from the polls. Here's a look back at The Times' coverage from the week the law was signed.