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13th admendment
end of civil war and 13th amendment abolishes slavery -
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15th amendment
gives a majority of males the right to vote -
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no black voting rights
southern states pass laws saying black people cant vote -
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literacy test
literacy test laws are passed saying they are ok -
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grandfather clause
laws passed saying grandfather clause is not ok -
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19th amendment
gives women rights to vote -
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poll tax 1
poll tax ruled ok -
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24 amendment
outlaws poll tax -
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freedom summer
attempt to register black people to vote in Mississippi -
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voting rights act
bans racial and ethnic discrimination in elections