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Abolishing Slavery
The 13th amendment was made to make slavery illegal in the U.S. -
Minority Males Get to Vote
The 15th amendment was made to give black people the right to vote. -
Taking Voting Rights
Most of the Southern states passed laws to take the voting rights away from African-Americans. -
Literacy Tests are Constitutional?
One of the Southern states laws were to take a literacy test before voting. The Supreme Courts decided that literacy tests are constitutional. -
Grandfather Clause
Another one of the laws for African-Americans to vote was to make sure that their grandfather voted or they won't vote. The supreme court ruled that it was unconstitutional. -
Women Vote
The 19th amendment granted all women in America the right to vote. -
Poll Taxes
Poll taxes were the taxe you had to pay to vote which was another law to stop black people from voting in the South. The Supreme Court ruled that it was constitutional. -
Outlawing Poll Taxes
The 24th amendment outlaws poll taxes in America. -
Freedom Summer
This was an attempt to register the African-American voters in Mississippi. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act bans racial and ethnic discrimination in any election
