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voting rights
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13 amendment abolishes slavery
This event leads to increasing voting rights because now that the slaves are free they will want to vote -
15 amendment gives minority males the right to vote
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many southern states pass laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
This event leads to the 24th amendment because the thing that the 24th amendment took away was poll taxes -
Supreme court rules that literacy tests are constitutional
This event is important because it made a lot of not able to vote. -
Supreme court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional.
This event is important because it let a lot more people be able to vote. -
19th amendment granted the to women to vote
This led to increased voting rights because now all the women would want to vote. -
Supreme court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
This event is important because it kept a lot of people from being able to vote. -
24th amendment outlaws poll taxes
This is important because it allowed the people not able to pay the poll taxes before to be able to vote. -
Freedom Summer
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Voting rights act