15 t h Amendment
De facto vs. De jure
Civil Rights Act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
SUFFRAGE & CIVIL RIGHTS
1870Right to vote cannot be denied to any citizen on
account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Does this settle the question?De facto segregation v. De jure segregation
Congress must pass laws to enforce this.
15TH AMENDMENT
-- literacy requirements created to prevent minorities from voting -- Congress outlawed
-- poll tax created in late 1800s in the South to prevent African-Americans from voting-- outlawed by 24 th Amendment (1964)
Voter ID Laws-- some states require voters to have ID on them when voting
ROADBLOCKS TO VOTING
First law to implement the 15 th Amendment
Established the Civil Rights Commission
1960: created federal election offi cials
Why does the Federal gov’t assume more authority during this period?
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1957 & 1960
Outlaws unfair registration or literacy requirementsRelied on court injunctions to limit voter
discrimination
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1964
1965: MLK leads a voting registration driveMet with violent resistance by whites, including law
enforcementTwo civil rights workers murderedPrompts Lyndon Johnson to further action ht tp : / /www.you tube .com/watch?v=ALyk8xOc5ZU
SELMA, ALABAMA
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