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15th Amendment
This amendment prevents people from being denied the right to vote based on race. Suffrage was granted to all races however restrictions were placed on former slaves to prevent them from voting. Constitution Center -
19th Amendment
This amendment granted women the right to vote. It stated that people can not be refused the right to vote due to their sex. This was signed into law in the august of 1920. Constitution Center -
Alice Paul
Alice Paul was an American women's Rights activist. She helped pass the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote and also drafted the Equal Rights Amendment of 1923 in efforts to secure full equality for women. -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian citizenship act started June 1924. This act allowed all born Native Americans to be United States citizens because of their participation in World War 1. loc.gov -
Freedom Summer
Freedom summer started in June 1964 and was known as the Mississippi Summer Project. This project was meant to increase the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi. There were a total of 17,000 attempted registrations but only 1,200 were successful. History.com -
24th Amendment
This amendment got rid of the poll tax which prevented former slaves who had little to no money from being discriminated. The poll tax was created to make sure that former slaves would have a very hard time voting. It was ratified in January of 1964. Constitution Center -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 outlawed all discriminatory voting practices. These included literacy tests and other things that could prevent certain groups of people from voting. Congress passed the bill on August 5th 1965. National Archives -
26th Amendment
This amendment gave all citizens that were 18 years of age or older the right to vote. This was created because people who were fighting in war but were under 21 were not able to vote. Constitution Center -
The Motor Voter Law
This law requires states to offer voting registration opportunities at state motor vehicle agencies. 44 out of the 50 states are a part of this law. The law was ratified on August 1st 1994. Department of Justice -
Help America Vote Act
This act replaced outdated and badly working voting regulations. It made voting much easier for Americans and increased voter turnout. It was passed in may of 2002[. eac.gov