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Voting Rights
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13th Amendment abolishes slavery
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15th Amendment allows colored males to vote
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South states make laws to stop colored voting
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Supreme court says literacy tests are ok
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Supreme court says Grandfather clause is bad
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19th Amendment lets women vote.
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Supreme court says poll taxes are ok
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24th Amendment outlaws poll taxes
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Freedom summer tries to register colored to vote in Mississippi
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Voting Rights Act bans discrimination in elections
