Voting History
In August 1920 19th Amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution and it guaranteed American women the right to vote. It took another 45 years for Voting Rights Act in 1965 to outlaw the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. Today we are still fighting voter suppression in many states. Yet in 2020 it is up to those historically suppressed voters to defend our democracy. Your vote. Your voice.
Two videos for voting history. Which one do you like better?
Rock The Vote “History of voting!” featuring Grammy Award winning artist John Legend, Glee’s Darren Criss, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and R&B singer, Bridget Kelly.
Ted Ed “The fight for the right to vote in the United States – Nicki Beaman Griffin”