February 3, 1870
That was the date of the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Section 1 of which states "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." However, throughout the following century there were still many attempts to keep African-Americans from voting, mainly through intimidation, especially in southern states. Another tactic used was "poll taxes", charging people to vote in order to discourage the poor from voting. The 24th Amendment, ratified on January 23, 1964, made poll taxes unconstitutional.
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∙ 15y agoIn 1870 they technically got the right to vote in a constitutional amendment, but due to grandfather clauses and literacy tests and the like they really couldn't vote. The Voting Rights Act fixed that, I think in 1975.
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∙ 13y ago"It wasn't until 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was passed, which allowed greater protection of the right to vote for blacks."
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∙ 14y agoThe 15th amendment passed in 1870. Some had voted before then, but that amendment made it official nation wide.
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∙ 15y agoAfrican American men were given the right to vote in 1870, fifty years before women.
How long after slavery officially ended was the Constitution amended to allow African Americans to vote
no
the 15th amendment
former male slaves received the rigth 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.
to give African Americans the right to vote
The best candidate.
no it was in 1964
the right of African Americans to vote was a matter for the states to decide.
He believed that the right of African Americans to vote was a matter for states to decide.
African Americans
They could not vote if their grandfather had not been allowed to vote.
Why according to congressman Boyer should African americans be denied the right to vote
The twenty-fourth amendment helped African Americans to vote by eliminating poll taxes.
Figured it out. The answer is: The right of African Americans to vote was a matter for states to decide. [APEX]
Only some African Americans should be able to vote
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.