Since 1870, African Americans have been denied voting rights. This denial greatly reduced their chances of being included in the makeup of Congress and many State legislatures.
- When a citizen cannot vote because he has African root and, perhaps, is illiterate, the person cannot be voted for. No wonder African Americans were systematically and historically denied their rights to vote and be voted for.
- While the voting rights to all male U.S. citizens were recognized in 1870, states utilized illicit practices to deny African Americans their rights to vote and be voted for. Some of the illegal practices were grandfather clause, intimidation, literacy tests, and poll taxes.
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Even with the comprehensive Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, there are still systematic ways that have been created to ensure that African Americans and other minorities do not vote. After the 2020 elections, many Republican Party states have passed laws to overturn the gains of the Voting Rights Act.
b) The inability of African Americans to exercise their voting rights because of outright frustration or denial cannot increase the probability that the legislatures would pass civil rights laws.
- After all, the civil rights laws are meant to protect the rights of all, especially African Americans. One cannot protect his interests when he is absent or inactive at the meeting where the laws are passed.
Thus, the historical denial of voting rights to African Americans disadvantaged them to become members of Congress and many State legislatures.
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