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end of civil war 13th amendment abolishes slavery
This event leads to African-Americans getting voting rights. After the slaves were freed they were treated like 2nd class citizens so the fought back and eventually got voting rights. -
15th amendment gives minority males the right to vote
This event lead to southern states trying to take voting rights away from African-Americans. The southern states were still set in their ways and still believed that they were somehow above former slaves. -
many southern states pass laws to take voting rights 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; These laws required voters to prove their grandfather could vote, however most African-Americans grandparents wee slaves.
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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 is an attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi.
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Voting rights act bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections
