Voter Education
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees voting rights regardless of race?
What is the 15th Amendment?
What is the practice, which is not offered in Georgia, that allows eligible citizens to register and cast their ballot on election day?
What is same-day registration?
Ratified in 1964, the 24th Amendment outlawed this practice that had been used in many Southern states to keep low-income and minority citizens from voting in federal elections.
This landmark law, established in 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Before being outlawed by an important federal law in the 1960s, these assessments were used in many Southern states to disenfranchise Black voters by requiring them to demonstrate this skill, often through impossibly difficult or biased questions and being graded by white, biased officials. This suppressed voter turnout, especially in the black community.
What is the literacy test?