MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- This week marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965. State leaders called it a milestone, but some say the fight for that right continues.

"The right to vote is a journey that is still continuing," said Barry McNealy, historic content expert for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

McNealy said that the over 60-year journey is something Americans should be proud of.

"The Voting Rights Act is something that our nation should take pride in. When the Voting Rights Act was signed by Lyndon Johnson, for the first time our nation's history, it became a true democracy," he said.

Tafeni English-Relf serves as the director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Alabama State Office. She said that democracy still comes with voter suppressio

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