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Voting Rights
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13th Amendment
The thirteenth amendment is very important because it lead to increased voting rights for African Americans by letting them finally be recognized as people and not property. -
15th Amendment
The fifteenth amendment is an amendment to the constitution that gave African-American males the right to vote. It is important because it led to more African American rights -
Laws to take voting rights from African- Americans
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Supreme Courts rules that literacy tests are unconstitutional
Literacy tests were required for voters and were found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. This event is important because it was a very crucial step in giving African-Americans rights and making it easier for them to be able to vote. -
Supreme Court declares " Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional
The "Grandfather Clause" was a law that required voters to prove that their grandfathers could vote, the Supreme Court soon declared it unconstitutional. This event lead to increased voting rights by letting African- Americans have more freedoms and less restrictions when they went to vote. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment is an amendment to the constitution that gave women the right to vote.This event lead to increased voting rights by giving women more say in government. -
Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
This event lead to the 24th amendment. Because if poll taxes were not a law, there would be nothing to outlaw. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment is an amendment to the constitution that outlaws poll taxes. This event was important because it gave everyone more voting freedom and took away unfair poll taxes. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was an attempt to make African- Americans registered voters in Mississippi.This event lead to increased voting rights by showing that people cared about everyone having the right to vote. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was made to ban discrimination in elections. This event was important because it helped African- Americans earn more rights and limit discrimination agaisnt them in elections.
