GVPT 170 Study Guide - Final Guide: Henry David Thoreau, Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Literacy Test
5 Jun 2016
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King, martin luther letter from birmingham jail http://www. uscrossier. org/pullias/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/king. pdf. Things government does for people that have to be provided. Made every person born in this country a citizen of this country. Prevents a state from discriminating citizens from other states. Reiterated that all of these newly citizens are granted due process of law and are granted equal protection under the law. Can"t prevent people from voting based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. A law is passed that says you can"t do something based on race. This is what was happening in the south after the civil war. Were able to find loopholes in the 15th amendment. If your grandfather voted, you were exempt from the literacy test. All policies created to rectify wrongs that favor rather than discriminate against minorities. Have at least some percentage of each minority. Meyer, david s. protest and political opportunities annual review of. We struggle the most with civil rights.
