The largest island is Andros, with an area of 2,300 square miles and the smallest inhabited island is Spanish Wells, with an area of one-half mile. The highest point is 206-foot high Como Hill on Cat Island.Some of the most beautiful beaches and lagoons in the world are located in The Bahamas.he largest island is Andros, with an area of 2,300 square miles and the smallest inhabited island is Spanish Wells, with an area of one-half mile. The highest point is 206-foot high Como Hill on Cat Island.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a sweeping federal law that seeks to prevent voting discrimination based on race, color, or membership in a language minority group. The act was passed in the aftermath of one of the more violent episodes in the history of the civil rights movement. In 1965 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led a group of civil rights supporters on a march to Selma, Alabama, to demand voting rights.
We need Congress to act fast â to pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act and protect the right to vote for all people. 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1866 grants citizenship, but not the right to vote, to all native-born Americans.Louisiana passes grandfather clauses to keep former slaves and their descendants from voting. As a result, registered black voters drops from 44.8%...ue, in part, to the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, the number of black elected officials in Georgia grows to 495 in 1990 from just three prior to the VRA.