On March 30, 1870 the ratification of the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. After the ratificantion of the 15th amendment, little had changed and blacks were still being denied their consitutioanl rights. Discriminatory practices such as Jim crow laws, property restrictions, literacy tests, and disenfranchisment were put in place in order to continue white privdledge. After being denied their rights, blacks started pushing for equality more than they ever had before (History.com, 2009). Civil rights activists used non voilent protests to bring about change and this was the root of theVoting Rights Act of 1965.
The Civil Rights Movement that took place in the 1950s-1960s in the U.S. was the most signficant time for …show more content…
Johnson (Kendig). The greatest impact of the voting right act was the increase of the population of the voters in the U.S.. The society as a whole was greatly affected in the way of the election, as blacks had the same chances of whites to elect the type of leaders they needed. “By the end of 1966, only 4 out of the traditional 13 Southern states had less than 50% of African Americans registered to vote. By 1968, even hard-line Mississippi had 59% of African Americans registered” (C.N Trueman 2015). In Louisiana, the white’s population was overturned by the black’s population of the voters. If the election were to be conducted in 1988 in Louisiana, the blacks would have won with a justifiable margin (Patten, 2013). All in all it re-enfranchied blacks in order to help them elect other blacks in to office at all levels. This impowered blacks to reach for even more equality and finally gave us a voice in …show more content…
(2011). VOTING RIGHTS ACT. Retrieved from Civil Rights Movement: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
Dooley, B. (1998). "Second Class citizens", in Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America. London: Pluto Press.
Patten, J. (2013, May 18). The Voting Rights Act's impact on African-American politics: Opinion. Retrieved from http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2013/07/the_voting_rights_acts_impact.html C N Trueman "The 1965 Voting Rights Act" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 27 Mar 2015. 14 Dec 2015.
Gutmann, A. (2004). Unity and diversity in democratic multicultural education: Creative and destructive tensions. In J. A. Banks (Ed.), Diversity and citizenship education: Global perspectives (pp. 71-96). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
"Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.]
Banks, James, Cherry Banks, Carlos Cortes, and Caryn Park. "Democracy and DiversityPRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS FOR EDUCATING CITIZENS IN A GLOBAL AGE." DEMOCRACY (n.d.): n. pag. 2005. Web. 12 Dec. 2015.
Carmona, Michelle. "381 DAYS THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT STORY." 3 8 1 D AY S (n.d.): n. pag. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 2005.
The Civil Rights Movement that took place in the 1950s-1960s in the U.S. was the most signficant time for …show more content…
Johnson (Kendig). The greatest impact of the voting right act was the increase of the population of the voters in the U.S.. The society as a whole was greatly affected in the way of the election, as blacks had the same chances of whites to elect the type of leaders they needed. “By the end of 1966, only 4 out of the traditional 13 Southern states had less than 50% of African Americans registered to vote. By 1968, even hard-line Mississippi had 59% of African Americans registered” (C.N Trueman 2015). In Louisiana, the white’s population was overturned by the black’s population of the voters. If the election were to be conducted in 1988 in Louisiana, the blacks would have won with a justifiable margin (Patten, 2013). All in all it re-enfranchied blacks in order to help them elect other blacks in to office at all levels. This impowered blacks to reach for even more equality and finally gave us a voice in …show more content…
(2011). VOTING RIGHTS ACT. Retrieved from Civil Rights Movement: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
Dooley, B. (1998). "Second Class citizens", in Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America. London: Pluto Press.
Patten, J. (2013, May 18). The Voting Rights Act's impact on African-American politics: Opinion. Retrieved from http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2013/07/the_voting_rights_acts_impact.html C N Trueman "The 1965 Voting Rights Act" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 27 Mar 2015. 14 Dec 2015.
Gutmann, A. (2004). Unity and diversity in democratic multicultural education: Creative and destructive tensions. In J. A. Banks (Ed.), Diversity and citizenship education: Global perspectives (pp. 71-96). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
"Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.]
Banks, James, Cherry Banks, Carlos Cortes, and Caryn Park. "Democracy and DiversityPRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS FOR EDUCATING CITIZENS IN A GLOBAL AGE." DEMOCRACY (n.d.): n. pag. 2005. Web. 12 Dec. 2015.
Carmona, Michelle. "381 DAYS THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT STORY." 3 8 1 D AY S (n.d.): n. pag. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 2005.