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Voting Rights
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!3th Amendment
End of the civil war and the amendment abolishes slavery. -
15th Amendment
GIves minority males the right to vote. -
Laws to take voting rights from African Americans
Many southern states passed this law. -
Supreme court rules that literacy test are constitutional
Supreme court rules that literacy test are constitutional -
Supreme court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional
These lawas required voters to prove their grandfather could vote however most African American's grandparents were slaves. -
19th Amendment
Grants women the right to vote -
Superme court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
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24th Amendment
Outlaws poll taxes -
Freedom Summer
An attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi -
Voting Rights Act
Bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections
