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This is from a Wikipedia article dealing with voting rights for African-Americans and Women. It is a quote from the famous "Dred Scott" Decision by the Supreme Court:
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∙ 14y agoNew Jersey, Thomas Mundy Peterson in 1870 was the first Black man to vote...[139 years ago]
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When were African Americans given the right to vote?
Voting has been a state issue since the Founding. Some states allowed free Blacks to vote early in US history, most did not. The post-Civil War amendments outlawed state and fed rules forbidding voting by race. The US Constitution granted African-American men the right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870. African-American women were not allowed to vote until the Nineteenth Amendment (women's suffrage) was ratified in 1920.
What happened after the you have a dream speech?
laws were made so that blacks and whites could come together and go to the same school and could do things togetherb
When were blacks allowed to vote?
AnswerPassed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870.15th amendment.The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.late 1800's. but not enforced till 1963? maybeIt wasn't until 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was passed, which allowed greater protection of the right to vote for blacks.
Were all men allowed to vote in the six new state between 1816 and 1821?
No, only all white men. The six new states were Indiana, Illinois and Maine (which were free states), and did not have slavery; and Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri (which were states that allowed slavery). But while black men in the free states could attend school (including college), learn a trade, or make many other life choices, they still were not allowed to vote. And women were still not allowed to vote either.
The compromise of 1850 allowed people in blank to decide whether they wanted slavery?
People in Utah and New Mexico got to vote to decide if they wanted to be a slave or free state.
What state allowed free blacks and women to vote in the early years of the republic?
hawaii
What state allowed free blacks to vote in the wake of the American revolution?
North Carolina
What was the 15 and 14 amendment?
14- Granted blacks citizenship 15- Allowed blacks to vote
Did free blacks vote in the first presidential election?
no
What state to let blacks vote legally?
All
After slavery was abolished which slaves could vote?
There were a limited number of Northern American states where blacks were legally allowed to vote. Blacks residing in the free colonies including Maryland, Delaware, New York and New Hampshire were entitled to privileges of a citizen including voting.
The white primary in southern states allowed?
blacks not to vote in democratic primaries
Why did the grandfather clauses prevent only blacks from voting?
They couldn't vote if their grandfather hadn't voted.
When were African Americans given the right to vote?
Voting has been a state issue since the Founding. Some states allowed free Blacks to vote early in US history, most did not. The post-Civil War amendments outlawed state and fed rules forbidding voting by race. The US Constitution granted African-American men the right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870. African-American women were not allowed to vote until the Nineteenth Amendment (women's suffrage) was ratified in 1920.
When were women in Costa Rica allowed to vote?
The new constitution of Costa Rica passed in 1949 giving women and blacks the right to vote.
What group of people in the south was NOT allowed to vote or hold public office after the civil war?
I believe it was blacks.
Which state led the way in depriving blacks of their right to vote in the 1890s?
Mississippi
