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15th Amendment
Congress passes the 15th amendment giving african americans the right to vote -
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Denied Voting Rights
In this time period states did all they could to deny african americans and other minorities the right to vote. -
19th Amendment
With the passing of the 19th amendment women were given the right to vote. -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act gave native americans full citizenship and the right to vote -
Voting Rights Act
Outlawed discriminating voting practices that kept many minorities from voting
