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After the smoke had cleared from the Civil War were blacks still denied voting rights?
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∙ 15y ago
No, they were given the right to vote. ...they were legally allowed to vote but in the south some of the polls would throw their vote away if they were black.
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How did poll taxes restrict voting rights?
The blacks couldn't afford the tax
Why did Whites try to Take Voting Rights Away from Blacks?
because the white thought that if you were not white you have NO right to vote
Which was a political impact of Republican rule on Southern free blacks during Reconstruction?
They were able to register to vote after obtaining voting rights.
States rights by voting?
I am not sure what you are asking. Voting rights are given in the constitution and the states have made laws to restrict some voting rights, but the federal government is suppose to protect voting rights.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
What rights outlawed barriers that prevented blacks from casting ballots?
The Voting Rights Act, signed in 1965, overcame the barriers that prevented blacks from voting. The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution denied federal and state governments from preventing citizens from voting but did not go far enough.
How did the fourthteenth amendment give blacks voting rights?
It was not the fourteenth amendment that specifically gave blacks voting rights. It is the 15th. The 14th gave citizenship and citizenship rights.
What was passed to protect voting rights for blacks in the south?
Balls
Two rights denied many southern males after the civil war?
Two rights denied many southern males was the right to equality and the right to vote. The white supremacist in the south quickly began to pass laws to prevent blacks from voting and keeping separate from the white majority.
This helped increase the number of blacks who could vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (NovaNET)
Which amendment ensured voting rights for blacks in the South?
15th amendment
What guaranteed the voting rights would not be denied on the basis of race?
fifteenth (XV)
What act passed by congress to protect the voting rights of blacks in the south?
civil rights act 1866
What was the major area where blacks have gained ground since 1960?
Voting Rights
In 1965 this law made it easier for blacks to?
To vote. The Voting Rights Act.
How did poll taxes restrict voting rights?
The blacks couldn't afford the tax
What were some of the basic rights slaves did not have?
Privacy, legally killed, voting, Denied in education
