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