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Voting rights
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Abolish Slavery
This event is important because it marks changing in society and it marks a tremendous occasion for stepping forward as a nation. This allows more people to become citizens and it means that more bumps will be in the road for law making and voting. -
15th Amendment
This gives minority males the right to vote, so black males can now vote. this is important becuase it marks the time when black people get their rights and can do anything that the whites can do. This shows that they are making strides to make things equal. -
Laws were passed to limit blacks rights to vote.
Blacks are suddenly limited by a few states limiting their rights to vote. This is important because it means that black males will not be welcomed to vote or even encouraged. -
Literacy tests are constitutional
Literacy tests are now allowed to be put on by every state that wants them. They are not a violetion of a law and is no longer a big deal among the states. -
Sepreme Court rules "Grandfather clause" uncontiutuional
This is when the seprem court decided that the states were taking measures far enough to get blacks not to vote. They outlawed the clause because it didn't allow many blacks to vote and be able to vote. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the ight to vote. It allows them to cast their votes just the same as men. They worked for this for a long time and the government complyed with their wish and gave them the right to vote. -
Sepreme court ruled poll taxes cpnsitional
Poll taxes were taxes that were placed on the people when they decided to go off and vote. There were important because they didn't allow a few people to vote due to the lack of money. -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendments outlawed poll taxes, allowing everyone to vote without the fear of not having enough money to. -
Freedom Summer
Mississippi used this to get more Africa-Americans to vote and egister to vote. -
Voting Rights Act
The voting rights act was put in place to tell the states they can no longer make laws that desimenate against certain ethnic groups and racial.
