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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote in 1869, although the amendment was not technically ratified until 1870. Even before that though, African Americans had been given the right to vote in the District of Columbia all the way back to 1867.
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∙ 11y agoAfrican Americans were able to vote is some of the states of the United States well before the Civil War, but federal law did not make them eligible to vote until passage of the 14th Amendment to the constitution in 1868.
Of course, for decades after that, a variety of barriers to voting by African-Americans were erected, especially, but not exclusively, in the states of the former Confederacy.
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∙ 13y agoAfrican-American men were granted the right to vote when the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870.
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What year were African American women allowed to vote in Washington?
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
When could African American's register to vote in the US?
The year was 1965.
What year did African Americans get the right to vote in Louisiana?
1089
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What amendment allowed 18 year old citizens to vote?
26th amendment
What year did slaves get the wright to vote?
Slaves were never allowed to vote. Male African-Americans or persons of color were given the right to vote in 1870.
What year were African American women allowed to vote in Washington?
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
When could African American's register to vote in the US?
The year was 1965.
In what year were woman and African Americans given the right to vote?
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What year were American women officially denied the vote?
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What year were people allowed to vote?
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What year did African Americans get the right to vote in Louisiana?
1089
