
Regardless of the eighty three day senate filibuster along with Sen. Byrd's fourteen hour personal filibuster it is sometime forgotten that seventeen senate democrats (two republicans) lead by Sen. Byrd voted against the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 which buffed up the 15Th amendment of the U.S. Constitution making it illegal to deny the vote to African Americans.
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