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Voting Rights Act: a standalone construct

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Economic history

the 1965 law ending Southern Black disfranchisement, and how newly gained votes redirected state spending to Black communities.

In economic history, Voting Rights Act refers to the 1965 law ending Southern Black disfranchisement, and how newly gained votes redirected state spending to Black communities. This meaning comes from Cascio (2013) in The Quarterly Journal of Economics.[1]

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References

Cascio, E. U., & Washington, E. (2013). Valuing the Vote: The Redistribution of Voting Rights and State Funds following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(1), 379-433. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjt028

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