voting rights

voting rights

Period: Feb 1, 1850 to Dec 31, 2000

13th amendment

1865

this in theory, should give blacks equal rights to whites.

15th amendment

1869

this gave minority males the right to vote

literacy test

1898

this lead to the creation of the voting rights act

grandfather clause

1915

this made it so all black people cant vote, since all of their grandparents were slaves.

19th amendment

1920

this finally allowed women to have the right to vote

poll taxes

1937

this makes it hard for blacks to vote since they didnt make much money

24th amendment

1964

this outlawed the previous the last event

freedom summer

1964

this event lead to the death of 3 innocent men for trying to give blacks equal voting rights in mississippi

voting rights act

1965

this lead to the overall banning of all racial discrimination.