We Shall Overcome: The 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Every month is Black History Month
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4m 30s
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In this video, The Henry Ford Curators Heather Bruegl (Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee) and Amber N. Mitchell discuss the events that set the stage for the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, the impact of the act itself and how its story is tied to the Jackson Home ─ opening in Greenfield Village in 2026.
Learn more about the Voting Rights Act and preview artifacts from the Jackson Home in our new limited-time collection spotlight, “We Shall Overcome: The 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,” on display at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
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