During the 1960 s, African American voting rights received increased protection. The Civil Rights Act of 1960 provided for the appointment of referees to help African Americans register to vote. The 24th Amendment, adopted in 1964, barred poll taxes in federal elections.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India, from 1947 until 1964.
Hiralal Sen made Indiaâs first political film in 1905 which ended with the chant. Matangini Hazraâs last words as she was shot to death by the Crown police were Vande Mataram. In 1907, Bhikaiji Cama (1861-1936) created the first version of Indiaâs national flag (the Tiranga) in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.