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By president johnson on august 6th, 1965. one present to witness ot signing was rosa parks, a 52 yield sem tres who ten years earlier had refused to give up her seat on a bus in alabama. miss parks is a singular example of how many obstacles had to be overcome for african-americans to win their right to vote. she was forced to take a qualifying test, not once but three times because of the intent of discrimination. and then when she passed, the next obstacle was a poll tax of $1.50. it didnt see...