Dec 19, 2009

Salem on History | Civil Rights Act of 1960

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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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Salem on History | Civil Rights Act of 1960

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