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13th Amendment
End of the Civil War and the 13th Amendment abolishes slavery. -
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Voting Rights
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15th Amendment
Gives minority males the right to vote. -
Laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
Southern States pass lawes to make voting more difficult for African Americans. -
Supreme Court rules that literacy test are constitutional
The test that are given before people vote are declared as constitutional. -
Supremem Court rules "The Grandfather Clause" Unconstitutional
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19th Amendment
Grants women the right to vote. -
Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
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24th Amendment
Outlaws poll taxing. -
Freedom Summer
Attemt to allow african americans to vote in the state of Mississippi -
Voting Rights Act
Bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections.
