Civil Rights Act of 1960
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May 6, 1960
Article abstract: Additional protections for voting rights presage a stronger Voting Rights Act five years later.
Summary of Event
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1870, was designed to protect the right of African Americans to vote. The amendment simply says: “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.” Officials in the Southern states, however, found numerous ways to disfranchise black...
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