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Voting rights
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13th amendment
Why is this event important?
Because it gives everyone equal rights. -
15th amendment
How does this event lead to increased voting rights?
Without this amendment there would still be a lot of restrictions on voting -
laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
How does this event lead to another event?
Its makes the African Americans fight back to gain control over their rights -
Supreme court rules the literacy tests are constitutional
Why is this event important?
Its important because many African Americans were not as educated as white people which gave the whites more power -
Supreme court declares Grandfather Clause unconstitutional
Why is this event important?
Many African Americans were slaves or previous slaves so the new generations were excluded because their ancestors did not have the rights that they have today -
19th amendment
How does this event lead to increased voting rights?
It gave women the opportunity to speak their mind and allowed them more opportunity -
24th amendment
Why is this event important?
It gave more people suffering from poverty the ability to vote without being told they couldn't because they couldn't afford it
