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voting rights
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13th amendment
the 13th amendment was meant to abolish slavery in the south. it made by president Abraham Lincoln before is death. -
15th amendment
the 15th amendment was used to give former slaves the right to after their freedom. after the war the new president gave the law and congress passed it -
laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
in the south they made laws to take African-Americans laws to vote. they discouraged African-Americans from voting. -
supreme court rules that literacy tests are constitutional
the supreme court gave the south permission to give literacy test to minority in order to vote. they gave them test to explain the laws of the states and country. -
supreme court declares "grandfather clause" unconstitutional
the supreme court disagreed with the grandfather clause. when you had grandfather who was a slave and that makes you not allowed to vote. the supreme court though it was unconstitutional. -
19th amendment
the 19th amendment grants women the right to vote. every women were allowed to vote after their march and protest. -
supreme court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
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24th amendment
the 24th amendment bans paying to vote. it gave the right to everyone to not pay for their rights to vote. -
freedom summer
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voting rights act
