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After a civil war between the north and the south, the 13th amendment is created to abolish slavery
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Gives minority males the right to vote
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Southern states pass laws to remove voting rights for African-Americans
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Supreme court rules literacy tests unconstitutional for they were used to restrict minorities from voting.
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The grandfather clause required voters to prove their could vote. However, most African-Americans grandparents were slaves
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Women are granted the right to vote
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:Poll taxes outlawed
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An attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi
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Discrimination in elections is banned.
