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At the end of the Civil war President Lincoln abolished salvery with the 13th amendment.
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In 1869 amndment 15 gave the right to minorites to vote.
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Southern states passed laws to take voting rights from African Americans
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Supreme court ruled that literacy tests for voting are alright.
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The year of 1915 the U.S supreme court declared the " Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional.
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In 1920 the 19th amendment granted woman the right to vote.
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In 1937 the U.S supreme courtdeclared that taxing people to vote is contitutional.
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The U.S supreme court (in February) said that poll taxes aren't ok, and they outlawed it.
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Freedom Summer was meant to let African Americans vote in Mississippi in June.
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The Voting Rights Act banned racial discriminations is elections towards African Americans.
