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Admendment 14
This admendment granted full citizenship to African Americans.The amendment shows citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in reply to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. -
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Expanded Suffrage
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Admendment 15
Guarenteed the right for men to vote regardless of their color, race, or previous condition of servitude. It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. -
Admendment 19
This admendment gave women the right regardless of their sex. The amendment was the climax of the women's suffrage movement in the United States of America. -
Admendment 24
This admendment states that even if you can't pay a poll tax, you can still vote. For example; most African Americans couldn't because they were poor. -
The Voting Rights Act
This act protected the right to vote for all citizens. The law forced the states to obey the constitution. The constitution made it clear that the right to vote can't be denied because of the color.
