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Facts
In 1776:
Only people who own land could vote
Declaration of Independence signed.
Right to vote during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods was restricted to property owners—most of whom are white male
Protestants over the age of 21. -
1851
Stanton started working with Susan B. Anthony, a well-known abolitionist. The two women made a great team. Anthony managed the business affairs of the women's rights movement (voting rights) while Stanton did most of the writing. They created a womens newspaper called the Revolution on January 8, 1868. -
14th Amendment
Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection -
15th Ammendment
Granted African American men the right to vote -
19th Amendment
Granted American women the right to vote -
Ways that voting was limited
Voting was limited to white males and land owners (1790), African Americans could not vote (August 6, 1965), the Jim Crow Laws (1950s), and women could not vote (1920) -
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
Bob Moses was the leader of the SNCC in Mississippi during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis was a Chairman of the SNCC. James Forman was an instrumental leader in the SNCC. -
23rd Amendment
Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Selma, Alabama
MLK led a march in Selma, Alabama, to increase the percentage of African American voters in Alabama. King was able to complete the long march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery. The action in Selma led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
Voting Rights Act
Signed into law by Lyndon Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local events that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S -
Voting Rights Act
Signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. -
26th Amendment
Changed a portion of the 14th Amendment Section!. The right of citizens of the U.S who are 18 years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.s or by any State on account of age. -
Voting Accessibility for the Ederly and Handicap Act
VAEHA was enacted by Congress in 1984 requires states to take certain steps to make the voting process accessible to people with disabilities. -
National Voter Registration Act
NVRA enhance voting opportunities for every American. The Act has made it easier for all Americans to register to vote and to maintain their registration. -
Help America Vote Act
HAVA was passed by the U.S Congress in 2002 to make sweeping reforms to the nations voting process. HAVA addresses improvements to voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2002 election. -
Military & Overseas Voting Empowerment Act
MOVE Act is a federal law designed to provide greater protection for the voting rights of members of the armed forces and Americans temporarily living overseas.
