Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act
US Supreme Court strikes down certain key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder decision
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Ratification of the 26th Amendment
Ratification of the 26th Amendment which lowered the voting age to 18
Passage of the Voting Rights Act
Passage of the Voting Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
Ratification of the 24th Amendment
Ratification of the 24th Amendment, abolishing the use of a poll tax as a precondition for voting in a federal election.
Passage of the 19th Amendment
Women finally receive the right to vote after the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Congress passes the Fifteenth Amendment
Congress passes the Fifteenth Amendment giving African American men the right to vote.