Black men began voting in elections in around 1870.
1870 - 15th amendment gave black men the right to vote, but in practice it didn't happen. Loopholes in the amendment allowed whites to prevent blacks from voting. 1919 - Women got the right to vote. 1975 - The Voting Rights Act finally gives black men the real right to vote.
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
For the same reason men vote Democrat. They believe the policies of a given party are the better option
More men were eligible to vote
Black men began voting in elections in around 1870.
"White men" always did...
Black men were given the right to vote in the nation of Canada in 1837. Black women did not get the full right to vote until 1960.
Black men and women.
only 18 year old men can vote
unfotunately, nothing :(
Men have always had the right to vote. In the early colonies the requirements were that they own land in the colony, but after the Constitution was signed this was dropped and men (expect black men) could vote.
1894
Because they were either given or took that right.
through the civil war and other big movements
The 15th amendment in 1870 gave black men the right to vote first. Women got the right to vote in 1919, a half century later. Even though former female, white abolitionists had organized and fought diligently alongside black male and black female abolitionists, several famous black male abolitionists abandoned the suffragettes in order to achieve their vote first. This caused a falling out between the two groups. Ultimately, black women, white women, and all women including those who had fought for abolition all had to wait a half century before getting the right to vote. Many black and white female abolitionists died before any woman was given the right to vote which was a disappointment to them for the rest of their lives. Similarly, black men held office for the first time right after the Civil War while women of all ethnicities' political opportunities, right to have property, and rights to divorce took decades longer to achieve than that of black men. The 14th and 15th amendments deliberately included language that would keep women of any ethnicity from enhanced rights.
When the United States became an independent nation, white men (many of whom were property owners) were the first to be allowed to vote. Women and ethnic minorities (such as black people) were not allowed to vote in those early decades of US history. Black men got the right to vote after the civil war, and women (both black and white women) got the right to vote in 1920. Citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 got the right to vote in 1971.