Voting rights

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  • The civil war ends and the 13th amendment abolishes slavery

    The civil war ends and the 13th amendment abolishes slavery

  • 15th amendment give the right to vote to minority men.

    15th amendment give the right to vote to minority men.

    This event leads to the others because even with this amendment state and people will still stop the minority from voting. This was just the first step forward with a million more roadblocks in the way. This only made racist more angry and make them want to stop the minority even more.

  • Southern states pass laws to take away voting rights from African-Americans

    This is important because this is the reason everything else happens. If these states could have just followed the rules people wouldn't have to have dealt with what they did.
  • Supreme court rules literacy tests constitutional

    Supreme court rules literacy tests constitutional

    This led to the other events because this let the southern states continue to stop African Americans from voting. The injustice could have ended a lot sooner id they were to have said it was unconstitutional here.
  • Supreme Court rules the Grandfather Clause unconstitutional

    Supreme Court rules the Grandfather Clause unconstitutional

    This led to the other events because it helped the minority more hope and rights. It also made the white people more angry and try to stop the minority more.
  • 19th amendment gives women the right to vote

    19th amendment gives women the right to vote

    This is important because it gave half the country the right to vote. It was also a big deal for all of the African Americans because it was one step closer to them getting their rights.

  • Supreme Court rules poll taxes constitutional

  • 24th amendment outlaws poll taxes

    24th amendment outlaws poll taxes

  • Freedom summer

    Freedom summer

    This is important because these people were trying to help the voting rights and they were killed. This showed the brutality of the racists and that they are willing to be savage because they don't agree with others.
  • Voting rights Act bans racial and ethnic discriminant in electoins

    Voting rights Act bans racial and ethnic discriminant in electoins

    This is important because it finally gave the rights people were murdered, raped, harassed, and beaten over. They got what they deserved after a very long fight.