Voting Rights

By Cmoon
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    Voting rights

  • Amendment 13 abolish slavery

    Amendment 13 abolish slavery

    This event of abolishing slavery leads to the freedom of a lot of African American. Which ultimently lead to African Americans getting the right to vote.
  • Amendment 15 Minority Males can Vote

    Amendment 15 Minority Males can Vote

    This Admendment let minority males the right to vote. This increased voting rights not only white males but "colored" males above the age of 21.
  • Southern States try to Prevent African-Americans to Vote

    Southern States try to Prevent African-Americans to Vote

    This lead to many African-Americans taking the state to courts eventually getting to the supreme court. Which the supreme court ruled constitutional.
  • Literacy Tests Are Constitutional

    Literacy Tests Are Constitutional

    This was a important and contriversal issue in the 1800's. So allowing theses test meant that there was restrictions to voting.
  • Grandfather Clause is Unconstitutional

    Grandfather Clause is Unconstitutional

    This event lead to a a quite big increase in voting rights. For many years the South made Laws against Africans voting but, this let alot og them vote.
  • Amendment 19 Women can Vote

    Amendment 19 Women can Vote

    This was a major increase in voting rights. This let any and every women vote in the United States of America.
  • Poll Taxes are Constitutional

    Poll Taxes are Constitutional

    This event let states tax people and get money from voters. THis lead to many people stop voting.