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1776
only white men who own land can vote -
1856
white men were allowed to vote in all staes regardless of property ownership. -
1867
civil rights act of 1866 grants citizenship, but not the right to vote, to all native born americans -
1869
congress passes 15th amendment giving african american men the right to vote -
1896
louisiana passes the grandfather clause to keep former slaves and their descendants from voting. -
1940
jim crow laws and poll taxes are created to prevent african amercians voting -
1964
poll taxes are outlawed with the adoption of the 24th amendment -
1965
president lyndon b johnson signs the voting rights act into law permanently barring barriers to political participation by racial and ethnic minorities -
1971
the 26th amendment gave 18 year olds the right