Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Period: 1850 to 2000

1865- End of Civil War and 13th Amendment abolishes slavery

1865

This is an important event because this gives black people more freedom and the freedom they deserved.

1869- 15th Amendment gives minority males the right to vote

1869

This event leads to increased voting rights because it gives more males(minority's) the opportunity to vote

1896- Many southern states pass laws to take voting rights from African Americans

1896

This leads to decreased voting rights since they aren't giving them to any African American people

1898- Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are constitutional

1898

This is important because it may limit a lot of things for many different races of people. That because majority of only White people are the ones who were taught in school

1920- 19th Amendment grants the right for women to vote

1920

This leads to increased voting rights because they are now allowing a different gender to vote (Women ) and that increases it by a lot

1937- Supreme Court rules poll taxes are constitutional

1937

This will lead to a decrease in voting because if they tax you for voting many people can't afford that

1964- 24th Amendment outlaws poll taxes

1964

This is important because this will help some people save and be more beneficial to everyeone