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The right of black people to vote in the United States has a complex history. The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, *technically* granted voting rights to male citizens of all races. However, in practice, various state laws, such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and intimidation tactics, effectively prevented many black people from exercising this right, especially in the South, until significant civil rights advancements in the 1960s.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were pivotal in dismantling many of the discriminatory practices that had kept black people from voting. The Voting Rights Act, in particular, had a profound impact by enforcing the removal of discriminatory voting practices that had been prevalent in certain states.

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Through the use of poll taxes, literacy tests and other means, Southern states were able to effectively disenfranchise African Americans. It would take the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before the majority of African Americans in the South were registered to vote.read more >>