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Voting Rights
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End of the Civil War and 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
After the civil war was over, the Supreme Court passed the 13th Amendment to where slavery was abolished. -
15th Amendment gives minority males the right to vote.
The Supreme court passed the 15th Amendment to where all males had the right to vote. -
Many Southern states pass laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
Quite a few of the Southern states disagreed with African-Americans voting so in 1896 the states passed a law saying that African-Americans didn't have the right to vote. -
Supreme Court rules that literacy tests are constitutional.
in 1898 the Supreme court ruled that taking the literacy test before you could vote was constitutional, this means that before you could vote, you had to take the literacy test. -
Supreme Court declares "Grandfather Clause" Unconstitutional
These laws required voters to prove their grandfather could vote, however most African-Americans' grandparents were slaves. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment grants the right to vote to women. -
Supreme Court Rules That Pole Taxes are Constitutional
The Supreme Court ruled that the pole taxes are constitutional. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment outlaws poll taxes. -
Freedom Summer
The freedom summer is an attempt to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi. -
Voting Rights Act
The voting rights act banned racial and ethnic discrimination in elections.
