Voting has been an important part of American elections for centuries. Despite how important voting is, suffrage had to be fought for. In today’s time, there aren’t nearly as many obstacles preventing people from voting as there were in the past. All eligible Americans have an important role as a voter and that role is more important than they realize. In the past, discrimination in voting was prevalent. Age, race, and gender were all things that could have determined whether or not you were eligible to vote. Being a citizen did not grant you the right to vote. Two centuries ago, only rich white men had that right. In 1870, the fifteenth amendment was passed by Congress. The fifteenth amendment granted suffrage to black males. However, there
