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End of Civil War & Birth of the 13th Amendment
After a civil war between the north and the south, the 13th amendment is created to abolish slavery -
15th Amendment
Gives minority males the right to vote -
Southern States rebel against voting
Southern states pass laws to remove voting rights for African-Americans -
Supreme Courts Rule that Literacy Tests are unconstitutional
Supreme court rules literacy tests unconstitutional for they were used to restrict minorities from voting. -
Grandfather Clause Declared Unconstitutional
The grandfather clause required voters to prove their could vote. However, most African-Americans grandparents were slaves -
19th Amendment
Women are granted the right to vote -
Supreme Court Rules Poll Taxes Constitutional
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24th Amendment Outlaws Poll Taxes
:Poll taxes outlawed -
Freedom Summer
An attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi -
Voting Rights Act
Discrimination in elections is banned.
