In the weeks following passage of the 1965 voting rights act, a joyful calm, mixed with a great celebratory jubilee that included parades, barbecues, and church prayer meetings, characterized the principal response of inner-city african-americans to the new law.
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The given statement is false.

Though the "Voting Rights Act of 1965" was a great leap forward, the beneficiaries of the act did not celebrate it with parades and outings. The implementation of the act made sure that the government could now oversee the elections that are conducted in the southern states.

The struggle of African-Americans that culminated in the passage of two major acts like the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act in 1964 and 1965 respectively filled new energy into the community but they chose not to express it in the manner that would cause law and order issues.

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