jan 1, 1895 - Voting rights
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Congress denies voting rights to Chinese American men.
The Supreme Court upholds the denial of voting rights to Native American men.
States expand voting rights for white men. The last property requirement for white men is lifted. New York votes to keep property restrictions in place for Black voters
The federal government expands voting rights for some Mexican Americans living in some Southwestern states and territories.
Former Confederate states continue to deny the vote to Black men. States deny voting rights to more people convicted of crimes.
Every former Confederate state now denies Black men their right to vote through a poll tax. Western territories and states deny voting rights to people who don’t speak English.
Western states and territories (along with Michigan and New York) expand voting rights for women.
The 19th Amendment is ratified: Women are legally granted the right to vote throughout the United States.
Jim Crow laws continue to deny Black men the right to vote throughout the South.
New federal laws open citizenship to Asian Americans.
States throughout the country restrict voting rights with literacy tests; The Supreme Court rules that this is constitutional.
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