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Mass Mobilization or Government Intervention? The Growth of Black Registration in the South

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) and its amendments have had an undeniable impact on the American political landscape. It is widely regarded as one of the most effective pieces of legislation ever passed, and many believe that the Act was the primary catalyst for the increase in black voter registration in the South. This research utilizes time series methodology to statistically test this claim, and finds that a more conditional view of the Voting Rights Act is appropriate. The increase in the aggregate level of southern black registration began before the VRA, due to such factors as the Voter Education Project and the 1964 election. Although the aggregate southern increase began before the VRA, the Act, and its enforcement by federal examiners, was the impetus for change in the three states of greatest resistance--Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Thus, the VRA played a clear role in altering patterns of registration, although not necessarily the one often ascribed to it.