Voting Rights

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    Voting RIghts

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    end of cival war, ends slavory
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Gives minority males the right to vote.
  • Laws to take voting rights from african americans

    Laws to take voting rights from african americans

    Many southern states pass laws to take voting rights from african americans.
  • Supreme court

    Supreme court

    Rules that literacy tests are constitutional
    this is important because it gave people the right to test people no matter who they are.
  • Supreme court

    Supreme court

    Declares "god father" clause unconstitutional.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    grants right for women to vote.
    This event leads to increse voting because we have more people (with women) voting.
  • taxes

    taxes

    suprime court rules that poll taxes are constitutional.
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    outlaws poll taxes
    this is important because we didnt have to pay as much taxes so we didnt have as many peopl in debt.
  • freedom summer

    freedom summer

    registers blacks to vote in mississippi
    This is important because it will increse the amount of voters.
  • Voting rights act

    Bans racial and eethnic descrimination in elections.
    this is important so thoes of the diffirant race wont be scared to run for presedent.