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Voting Rights
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13th Amendment
This event is important because it's when the Civil War ended and when slavery was abolished. -
15th Amendment
This even is important because the 15th Amendment gives minority males the right to vote. -
Laws to take voting rights from African Americans
This event is important because this is when African-Americans aren't allowed to vote anymore. -
Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are constitutional
This event is important because this is when people had to take literacy tests to be able to vote. -
Supreme Court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional
This event is important because this is when African-Americans are closer to being able to vote. -
19th Amendment
This event is important because this gives women the right to vote! -
Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
This event leads to the 24th Amendment because this is when poll taxes were legal and people were upset about it. -
24th Amendment
This event is important because it outlaws poll taxes. -
Freedom Summer
This event is important because it's an even closer step to African-Americans being able to vote. -
Voting Rights Act
This event is important because everyone is able to vote if the are qualified or of age.
