Read the latest issue of Black Voices. Volume 21 focuses on the voting history and importance.
For Black Delawareans, the right to vote was not truly reliable until 1965. The Fifteenth Amendment had existed for generations, but in practice Black citizens still faced uneven access, intimidation, and local barriers. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed that reality by making voting rights enforceable, not just theoretical. That was the turning point.
