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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first convention to discuss women's suffrage in the United States. This convention help start the women's and African American's suffrage movement.
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Emma Smith DeVoe was a women's rights activist in the United States. Her tactics and speechmaking skills help force Washington voters to vote for women's suffrage in 1910. She then convinced Washington State Legislature to ratify the 19th Amendment in 1920
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The 15th Amendment gave racial minorities and former slaves the right to vote. However, the use of poll taxes, the requirement to own land to vote, and literacy tests often prevented blacks from voting in the Southern States.
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After their efforts for many years, Emma Smith DeVoe, May Arkwright Hutton, and Washington women were finally given the vote.
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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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The 24th Amendment banned poll taxes, which often prevented blacks from voting.
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The Civil Rights Act ended racial discrimination. It integrated schools and public accomdations to people of all races.
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The Voting Rights Act forced all states to allow blacks to vote, and denied them the right to create any prerequisite to voting.
