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  this is a timeline
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  the end of the civel war and 13 amament aboslishes slavory
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  15 amament gives majorty of males the right to vote
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  many southners pass the law to take voteing rights rfom afircan amircans
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  supreme corte rules that literacy test are constutnel
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  surpreme cort rules that grandfather claws are unconstutne
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  19th amamen grants woman the right to vote
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  surpreme cort ruls that pole taxes are constutnuel
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  the 24 amament outlaws pole taxes
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  freeom summer is an attempt toregester african amircans to vote in mississippy
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  voting rights act banes racial and ethnic discriminates in elections