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Because blacks were brought to this country as slaves, and even though the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery, the Civil Rights movement had to happen before whites and authorities were able to accept them as equals.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoIts because they were slave and they had a different skin color than whites.
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∙ 9y agothey could not vote because of that time and it was not allowed for there colors to vote
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∙ 8y agoPoll taxes and literacy tests prohibited it.
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∙ 12y agoBecause some of them were slaves.
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∙ 12y agothe 13 amendment
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because they were slaves
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Did the KKK stop blacks from voting?
Yes, they stopped some. Others were brave enough to vote because the Constitution gave them the right,
When were blacks allowed to vote in the US?
The 14th Amendment in 1868 gave the feed slaves the right to vote, but after Reconstruction ended, many Southern states imposed several onerous restrictions, effective blocking most African Americans from exercising that right. The Voting Rights Act of 1964 removed those restrictions.
What four groups of people fought for political rights in the 1800's?
one group of people were women or suffragettes. they fought for women's rights like the right to vote and things like that.
The Jim crow laws were intended to do what?
They were made so that the democratic party could still stay in power. Because if they (the south) were to allow the blacks to vote, they would most assuredly vote for the republicans. It was not only about keeping blacks down, but also a way for democrats to have the power.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 turning point?
It gave blacks the right to vote as well as not segregating them from everyone or anything.
When did blacks get the right to vote in Canada?
There has been discrimaination, much of it, in who has & has not had the rights to vote in UK, but it has never at anytime been based on anyones skin colour. So if you had a vote it has never been based on whether or not you are not white.
What is it called when you are deprived of the right to vote?
Not being allowed to vote is being disenfranchised.
When blacks were given the right to vote did their vote count as a fraction of a vote?
Yes, Congress counted blacks as 1 third of a person
Did blacks had the right to vote first?
Yes. Black male former slaves received the right to vote in 1870. Women fought for the same right until it was granted in 1920. but when did the blacks actually vote
What right did the fifteenth amendment give to the blacks?
the right to vote
When did blacks get to vote in England?
Black people have always been able to vote
Southerners deprived black Americans of their right to vote by all what means except?
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How many states gave blacks the right to vote?
ALL
What was one of the successes of the Reconstruction era?
Blacks had the right to vote.
What is it called when your voting rights are taken away?
Taking away someone's right to vote is to disfranchisethem.
What measures were taken to discourge the blacks from exercising the right to vote?
Theats
What is the xv amendment of the US?
giving blacks the right ot vote
