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Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott was a slave that was taken into a northern free state with his master on vacation. Dred Scott argued that therefore he was free. The court ruled 7-2 in favor of Sanford stating since Scott was property he had no rights. -
13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws". -
15th Amendment
African-American men gained the right to vote. -
19th Amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote. -
White Primaries
Primary elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate. -
24th Amendment
Poll taxes were abolished -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Civil Rights Act of 1965
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Poll Tax
A tax that was required to be payed before you voted until 1965 with the
