Able to vote: White men White women African Americans Native Americans Asians



1965

Grassroots movement forces change in law

Voting Rights Act passed. It forbids states from imposing discriminatory restrictions on who can vote, and provides mechanisms for the federal government to enforce its provisions.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and subsequent laws passed in 1970, 1975 and 1982 built stronger voting protections to allow Native Americans to vote without intimidation, literacy tests, poll taxes and fraud.