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14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all men white or black, but not the right to vote. -
15th Amendment
The amendment gave the right to vote to any man regardless of race or color. -
If you cant beat 'em tax 'em
Trying to find away around the 15th amendment, many southern states implemented a poll tax. -
Test, test, test.
In need of a new way to keep African Americans from voting Southerners started using literacy tests. -
Grandfather Clause
The grandfather clause prevented anyone, or anyone whose grandparents could not vote before 1867 from voting now. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment officially barred any laws against banning the right to vote based on gender -
Tax No-More
The 24th Amendment effectively banned the poll tax nationwide. -
Selma- Montgomery March
In 1965 a series of peaceful marches from Selma to Montgomery took place. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday occurred in 1965 during the marches when a group of marchers were met by state troopers, and refused to stop. The police then shot tear gas at the group and beat them with clubs wounding roughly 50 people. -
Voting Rights
The law signed into effect in 1965 prevented racial discrimination in voting. Link text
