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Voting rights 1850-2000
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13th amendment
This event matters because it allowed the other events to happen. It also ended the civil war. -
15th amendment
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South states pass laws that stop African Americans from voting
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literacy test are constitutional
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"Grandfather Clause" is unconstitutional
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19th amendment
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Poll taxes are ruled constitutional
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24th amendment
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Freedom summer
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Voting rights act
