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15th amendment
Citizens can't be denied the right to vote by race, color, or servitude. -
Alice Paul
She was an activist in the 20th century for the women's rights movement. She was one of the most prominent leaders by far. She was one of the members who led the National Women's party, a big group in the suffrage movement. -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment was revolutionary. This granted women the right to vote. This later opened up a lot of opportunities for women. -
Indian Citizenship Act
This act was when congress granted U.S citizenship for all indigenous people of the United States. Giving them the right to vote. This opened more employment opportunities too. -
McCarran-Walter Act
The act helped end the exclusion of immigrants based on race. It also created the foundation for a current immigration law. This imposed a racialized immigration quota system. -
24th amendment
The 24th amendment abolished and forbids the federal and the state governments from taxing voters on federal elections. This got rid of poll tax. It ended one of the loopholes that southern states were relying on. -
Freedom Summer
The freedom summer was a voting campaign, that launched in June of 1964. The attempt was to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. Over 700 white volunteers joined to help the campaign. -
26th amendment
The 26th amendment granted people the age of 18 or older the right to vote. The age requirement was lowered during the Vietnam war. The reasoning for this was men at the age of 18 were being drafted to fight in war, so if they were asked to risk there lives , they should have a say in who they are fighting under. -
Americans with disabilities act
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Motor Voter Law
This act was the way that the government increased voter participation. This made it less of a hassle for voters to get registration. This prohibited literacy tests and other methods to keep African Americans from voting.