Voting rights

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  • 13 amendment abolishes slavery

    13 amendment abolishes slavery
    This event leads to increasing voting rights because now that the slaves are free they will want to vote
  • 15 amendment gives minority males the right to vote

    15 amendment gives minority males the right to vote
  • many southern states pass laws to take voting rights from African-Americans

    many southern states pass laws to take voting rights from African-Americans
    This event leads to the 24th amendment because the thing that the 24th amendment took away was poll taxes
  • Supreme court rules that literacy tests are constitutional

    Supreme court rules that literacy tests are constitutional
    This event is important because it made a lot of not able to vote.
  • Supreme court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional.

    Supreme court declares "Grandfather Clause" unconstitutional.
    This event is important because it let a lot more people be able to vote.
  • 19th amendment granted the to women to vote

    19th amendment granted the to women to vote
    This led to increased voting rights because now all the women would want to vote.
  • Supreme court rules that poll taxes are constitutional

    Supreme court rules that poll taxes are constitutional
    This event is important because it kept a lot of people from being able to vote.
  • 24th amendment outlaws poll taxes

    This is important because it allowed the people not able to pay the poll taxes before to be able to vote.
  • Freedom Summer

  • Voting rights act