NEW ATLANTA EXHIBIT: 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Friday August 5, 2005
Did you know that jelly beans were once used to determine whether or not African-Americans could vote? Yep, if you didn't guess the correct number of jelly beans in a jar, no vote for you. These and other obstacles, such as poll taxes, gerrymandering, lynching and blatant intimidation created hostile environments that prevented African Americans from exercising their constitutional right to vote.
An interactive recreation of the "Jelly Bean Test" and other items are currently on display in a new free exhibit chronicling the events leading up to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Location: Atlanta's Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Sponsored by: The African American Experience Fund/National Park Foundation and the National Archives and Records Administration.
Exhibit Dates: You've got plenty of time to plan a trip - August 4, 2005 - March 7, 2006
Visit the National Parks Service Website for more information on this original exhibit.
An interactive recreation of the "Jelly Bean Test" and other items are currently on display in a new free exhibit chronicling the events leading up to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Location: Atlanta's Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Sponsored by: The African American Experience Fund/National Park Foundation and the National Archives and Records Administration.
Exhibit Dates: You've got plenty of time to plan a trip - August 4, 2005 - March 7, 2006
Visit the National Parks Service Website for more information on this original exhibit.
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