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13th Amendment
The end of the civil war and the 13th amendment abolishes slavery -
15th Amendment
15th amendment gives minority males the right to vote -
Racist Voting Laws
Many states pass laws to take voting rights away from African Americans -
Literacy Tests
Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are Constitutional -
Grandfather Clause
Supreme Court declares Grandfather Clause unconstitutional -
19th Amendment
19th Amendment gives women the right to vote -
Poll Taxes
Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment outlaws poll taxes -
Freedom Summer
Freedom summer was an attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections
