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While some free black men could vote in some of the northern states before the US Civil War, the right to vote was guaranteed to all black males with the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in 1870.
Black women gained the vote with white women. A few western states granted women the vote in the late 19th century, but most women in the US gained the vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920
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Which amendent gave African Americans the right to vote?
the 15th amendment
Why did southern governments create poll taxes literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
To Women African-American’s right to vote
What amendent gave African Americans the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. The 15th gave African-Americans the right to vote. Thus, African-American women could not vote until both of the amendments were passed in 1920. Please support commonsense grammar.
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.
Why were the voting acts of 1965 passed?
They were passed in order to ensure that all African Americans had the right to vote.
