African Americans and the voting rights act

Although the Constitution, prohibits United States African Americans vote could vote in most African Americans from the civil war. The law on military reconstruction and two constitutional amendments passed after the war of secession just improved the situation. After the withdrawal of federal troops in 1877 States use a combination of legal maneuvers and violent intimidation former Confederate to prevent African Americans vote. A long history of discrimination continued until 1965, when the Act into law passed voting rights. Original ReconstructionThe Constitution of the United States had some guidelines on the voting rights. Each Member State independently determines the qualifications for voters. Only some Northern States, which has enabled African-Americans vote. The situation remained the same until the civil war. In 1867, Congress passed a law on the reconstruction of the military. Former States Confederate give the right to vote in all men, regardless of their race, if the desired state country.Constitutional join 1868 Act, the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States has been added. Amendment granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the United States. Two years later, Amendment 15 protected rights. Amendment 15, was it impossible for countries to vote African Americans by law to ban even if the States have laws to prevent. Federal troops were at the time in the former Confederate and you have helped to this white IntimidationMany meet former Federal amendments.Voter were hostile to the new amendments to the Constitution. Groups like the Ku Klux Klan led zuKampagnen of violence in the African-American voters. Despite this many African Americans have voted and even ran for Office. Violent Opposition gives Congress to adopt the law on the application of the Act of 1870 and 1871. For five years the Situationamélioré. In 1876, the Supreme Court Act limited the application. A year later, Federal troops left the old Confederate. The campaign of intimidation against African-American voters has increased at this time. States is legal and illegal political tactics also use so as to deprive voters. 1910, Once in Confederation former voting rights include above all white men. The location next to 1965.Voting Act on rights 1965In 1965, driver of the State in Selma, Alabama, violently a group attacked the the disenchantment of African-American voters to protest. President Lyndon Johnson and Congress decided stronger measures to enforce the right to vote. President Johnson signed the voting rights act of 1965 on 6 August. The law makes it illegal for any State literacy tests, agree to demand. Southern States need the approval of the U.S. District Court, General of the United States for the District of Columbia and the Attorney, before the vote could be modified laws. The law granted the Attorney General who makes us send Federal Inspector in areas that were probably 1965Disenfranchisement act.After African Americans after 1965 continued, to a lesser extent hurting. Used Gerrymander wiped out, such as legal in others vote in many areas, to prevent African Americans maneuvers. Congress has decided to extend the Law 1970 and 1975. Finally, the Congress the law amendments hinzugefügtschützen other minority voters.