Many shifted their votes from Republicans to Democrats
African Americans began voting for Democrats because of FDR due to federal economic aid. Before that, they mostly voted for Republicans because the Republicans had freed the slaves.
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)
ways to prevent african americans from voting.
ways to prevent african americans from voting.
Lincoln hoped to limit voting to a small portion of African Americans.
They used threats and violence in order to prevent African Americans from voting
He didn't. They couldn't vote. It wasn't until the 1960's that African Americans could vote because of the voting rights act.
African Americans were often excluded from the voting because they did not own land or pay the taxes required of voters. They were sometimes excluded from voting with the use of laws that excluded them.
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the US Constitution gave citizenship and voting rights to African-Americans.
15th ammement
The Radical Republicans supported the measure to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
African Americans