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Even though the 15th Amendment (ratified in 1870) dictated that the right to vote will not be denied on the basis of race, many African Americans still weren't able to vote for decades afterwards. Two practices commonly used to deny African Americans the right to vote were: the white primary, and the poll tax.
Political parties in the south would often deny African Americans the right to participate in primary elections, thus African Americans were essentially denied a voice in the subsequent general election.
Also, an African American that desired to vote would often be forced to pay a poll tax before they were able to cast a ballot.
Congress outlawed poll taxes in the 24th Amendment, and in 1965 passed the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act was well executed and enforced and was able to register many African Americans for voting.
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Why did Anthony believe she had the right to vote?
The Fifteenth Amendment said all citizens could vote.
Did Susan B. Anthony make history?
Yes. She was the first Female to be honored in such a way that she was. After the 19th amendment( the amendmant that granted woman the right to vote.) was passed, her portrait was put on the one dollar coin.
When black people could they vote in US?
Fifteenth Amendment
How did the Republicans in Congress amend the Constitution to further their Reconstruction program?
They passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to guarantee equality under the law and the right to vote. Both amendments counteracted efforts by the President, the southern states, and the courts to block Congress's Reconstruction program.
What was the result of the amendment process?
fifteenth amendment - section 1 answer- southern states passed laws to make it more difficult for African Americans to vote
Who could vote after the 15th amendment was passed?
After the 15th Amendment was passed, all citizens, irrespective of their race, color or previous condition of servitude, could vote.
Susan B. Anthony believed she had the right to vote because?
She believed she had the right to vote because the Founding Fathers stated that "everybody was created equal", and if men were allowed to vote, she and other women could too! The Fifteenth Amendment didn't mention gender.
What were some problems in society after the fifteenth amendment?
The women did not apperceate that they were not included in the fifteenth amendment. They did not find it far that they could not vote but the newly freed African American men could.
When All male citizens over the age of 21 could vote for president in the 1872 election in response to which amendment?
Fifteenth
What amendment to the US constitution provided for the right to vote regardless of race?
The fifteenth amendment of the Declaration of Independence declared that people of color had the right to vote.
Which amendment Prohibits the government from denying a person right to vote on the basis of race?
The fifteenth amendment of the Constitution.
What was a result of the fifteenth amendment?
African-Americans were able to vote.
