Voting Rights By MeadowJ Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 2000 Voting rights 1850-2000 1865 13th amendment This event matters because it allowed the other events to happen. It also ended the civil war. 1869 15th amendment 1896 South states pass laws that stop African Americans from voting 1898 literacy test are constitutional 1915 "Grandfather Clause" is unconstitutional 1920 19th amendment 1937 Poll taxes are ruled constitutional 1964 24th amendment 1964 Freedom summer This matters because... 1965 Voting rights act
