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First Stage of Suffrage
Certain qualifications like religious, property and tax payment were gradually eliminated. White men who do not own property were now allowed to vote but poor people, women, Native Americans, and enslaves African Americans could still not vote. -
Texas Denies Vote to Mexicans
After the revolt, those who did not support the revolution were denied citizenship. -
Enforcement Acts
Banned the use of terror, force or bribery to prevent people from voting because of their race. -
15th Amendment
No state can deny a person the right to vote based off their race, color, etc. -
Susan B. Anthony Arrested
She attempted to vote being an African American and therefore was arrested. -
19th Amendment
No one can deny a person the right to vote based off gender. -
23rd Amendment
Granted citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote for presidential electors. -
24th Amendment
No state can require a poll tax (eliminated it) -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Abolished voter registration and/or literacy tests requirements to prevent discrimination against a voter. It relied on judicial action and the use of injunctions (court orders that force or restrain specific acts) when it came to its enforcement. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Guaranteed the right to vote for minorities -
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Led to the abolishment of poll taxes. -
Oregon v. Mitchell
Outlawed any use of literacy tests -
26th Amendment
States lowered their voting age to 18 -
The Voting Rights Act Amendments
Prohibited the violation of voting rights by any practices that discriminated based on race, regardless of if the practices had been adopted with the intent to discriminate or not.
