What did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish? it lowered the voting age to 18. it banned voter discrimination. it upheld public segregation. it allowed existing jim crow laws to continue.

The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson (1908-73) on August 6, 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.