Voting Rights timeline

13th Amendment

1865

This event leads to the event of Freedom Summer. Because it is giving African-Americans the right to vote in Mississippi.

15th Amendment

1869

This event it important because it is allowing all Males the right to vote. It is allowing African-American males, White males, Mexican Males, etc.

Laws to take voting rights from African-Americans

1896

Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are Constitutional

1898

Supreme Court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional

1915

19th Amendment

1920

This event is important because it is the amendment that granted woman the right to vote. This helped changed the overview on woman in america.

Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional

1937

This event leads to the 24th Amendment. The reason why is because the 24th Amendment outlaws poll taxes.

24th Amendment

1964

This event is important because this is the event that outlaws poll taxes from the US.

Freedom Summer

1964

This event is important because this is about the first movement that really fights for allowing all black vote in the US.

Voting Rights Act

1965

This event is important because it is really the main movement that finalizes rights towards allowing all faces to vote in America.