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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women's suffrage movement. The fight for women suffrage paued during the civil war
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The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." This basically freed slaves but there were still a multitude of questions surrounding what previous slaves rights were.
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The Dred V Scott case extended the right of citizenship to African Americans, including previous slaves.
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In an attempt to make the laws for new African American citizens truly fair and well-represented, they allowed African Americans the right to vote. Although this did not stop states from making laws themselves preventing the African American vote.
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On this date, Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to address a House committee. Woodhull was one of the most active suffrage figures of the era. She represented the women who believed that now that black men can vote women should also obtain suffrage
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The Plessy V Ferguson supreme court case wasa major setback for the rights of African Americans. the clause many abused was the court ruling that stated "separate but equal" this resulted in major segregation laws and the continuation of jim crow laws withing the states.
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The 19th amendment made it now unconstitutional to deny anyone their right to vote based on their sex. this gave women the suffrage they have been fighting for since before the war
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Many states implemented poll taxes, the grandfather clause, and literacy tests that targeted the black population. The 24th amendment banned many of the state laws put in place by states who wanted to relinquish the African American right to vote.
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As tension began to build and talk of war began, many believed it is unfair to say those 18 and above will be forced to fight but have no say in government.this sparked the "old enough to fight old enough to vote" movement.
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the 26 ammendment was passed giving those 18 years and older reserve the right to vote. Much of the reasoning for this passage was out of fear of confusion on who would be eligible to vote in the 1972 election.
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