The civil rights movement is a popular quest to grant many African Americans equal opportunities, privileges, and rights while being denied U.S. citizenship. Originating in the early 19th century, men and women organized the movement at the national and local levels to pursue their goals through negotiations, petitions, and protests as a change in social segregation. Later Martin Luther King Jr. noted that it was necessary to pay attention to the fact that few Southern blacks could have the right to vote. By the time this came into action, a local protest against racial restrictions had begun in 1965. That same year, President Lyndon B. Johnson responded by initiating the Voting Rights Act to preserve blacks' right to vote. This act banned literacy tests, and thousands of federal election officials were also sent to the South to observe black voter registration. From Article 4 it is ensured that votes are not denied because of race or color and also the citizen's right to vote is not denied if he does not comply with any test or device. A test or device includes requirements such as passing a literacy test. (“Transcript of…”) However, the 15th Amendment, which guarantees that voting rights cannot be denied on the basis of race, is a permanent law to protect voting rights, Section 5 states that it can freeze any electoral practices and procedures for reviewing the subject. Section 5 requires proof that any voting change does not deny the right to vote because of race, color or linguistic minority. In 2006, Congress extended the Section 5 requirements to be in effect for another 25 years. ("Civil Rights...") This law is relevant to Sections 4 and 5 of the law during the civil rights era because the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ensured that the state... middle of paper... Right Act – one citizen, one vote – living in our 21st century, they can write to their representative in the U.S. State House of Representatives and Senate or by visiting Uscongress.gov.Works Cited• “Civil Rights Division Section 5 Resource Guide . " Section 5 Civil Rights Division Resource Guide. Np, nd Web. 16 December 2013. .• Liptak, Adam. “Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act.” Np, 25 June 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. .• “Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act.” Civil Rights Division page. Np, nd Web. December 16, 2013. .• “Transcript of the Voting Rights Act (1965).” Our documents -. Np, nd Web. December 16. 2013. .