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amendment 13th
end of the civil war and 13th Amendment abolishes slavery -
Amendment 15th
gives minority males the right to vote. -
the two platforns
many southern states pass laws to take voteing rights from African Americans -
literacy test
Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are unconstitutional -
Grandfather Clause unconstitutional
these laws required voters to prove their grandfather could vote, however most african americans grandparents were slaves -
19th Amendment
grants the right to vote to women -
poll taxes
poll taxes are constitutional -
24th amendment
outlaws poll taxes -
freedom summer
is an attempt register African Americans to vote in mississippi -
Voting Rights Act
bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections
