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Voting Rights
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13th Amendment
Why this event is important is because it gave African Americans more freedom. This even happened at the end of the Civil War. When it ended slavery was abolished. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment gave minority males the right to vote. How this event lead to increased voting rights it gave women and African Americans the right to vote. -
Law to take voting rights from African-Americans
Southern states passed a law taking away African-Americans rights to vote. Why this event is important is it lead to conflict between the whites and African-Americans. -
Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are constitutional
This event is important because even the Supreme Court the highest court their is agreed to these tests. Meaning literacy tests are constitutional -
Supreme Court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional
How this event lead to Freedom Summer event is it allowed African Americans to vote. This is important because most African-Americans grandparents were slaves. -
19th Amendment
This event is important because women weren't treated equal as men. Now they have the right to vote just like men after about 60 years. -
Supreme Court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
This event is important because it was a tax that was required to vote. It mainly made so that blacks couldn't vote. -
24th Amendment
This event is important because African-Americans voting rights were loosened. This amendment outlawed poll taxes. -
Freedom Summer
This event is important was a attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi. This means this event lead African-Americans to start voting -
Voting Rights Act
This event is important because it banned racial and ethnic discrimination in elections. This boosted the voting rights of African-Americans.
