Afro-Americans and citizenship, their rigth to vote ? Please help me to find a good site ?

Question

When did Afro-Americans obtain citizenship ?
How were they prevented from voting ?

Can you give me websites?

Answer 1

look up black history. just type it in your search bar and hit search. good luck

Answer 2

1.) after the Civil war: Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished. Ratified 12/6/1865.and Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868.
2.) The so-called Jim Crow segregation laws between 1876 and 1965
3.) Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act

Answer 3

Blacks in the US were given the right to vote after the civil war when they became freed slaves (1865.) Although this was in the Constitution it wasn't until the l965 when the Jim Crow Laws were abolished. The presidential election of 1968 was probably the first election blacks could vote without racial injustices. They were prevented from voting by having them do crazy tests that were impossible to pass, and the police would take them away. But life has changed a lot since the 1960s. Now anyone can vote that's an adult.

Answer 4

African Americans sort of always had citizenship. The first generation of slaves that were born in the U.S. were Americans (that was probably around 1615 or so). They were prevented from voting by whites physically stopping them at first. Later they made up a difficult test for African Americans to take in order to vote. I believe Caucasians did not have to take a test. Not sure about websites.

Answer 5

Afro-Americans gained their citizenship when born in the US or when naturalized under the applicable laws. They can vote if they register with the Election office.

Answer 6

they obtained citizenship when slavory was abolished (1870's), also there were government programs that sent them back to africa, if they so chose. That is why everyone was saying they should go back if they didn't like it here. Later, that became an offensive thing to say because people were saying this with hate. But they were forced here, and some of them did not have the option to leave, since it was their own country who sold them to the US. They did not gain the right to vote until the 60's.

Answer 7

i see the way you may even see that as racist, whether it isnt. human beings needed a metamorphosis. the US replaced into republican for such particularly some years, its clean to have a democratic president. yet another element is that African individuals have been by plenty and to have a black president shows particularly some overcoming of hindrances. the barriers that martin luther king jr. replaced into attempting to break down is now broken. Pres. Obama is a huge president who's very properly knowledgeable and needs to hold beneficial modifications for our u . s .. And if white human beings in basic terms voted for McCain, basically on behalf of the particular undeniable fact that he replaced into white could be racist because would desire to be because of the fact they didnt like human beings of colour African individuals have no longer something against white human beings. their basically bored with being regarded down on. we are all and sundry created equivalent

Answer 8

as far as I know if your American citizen you have right to vote ..but Afro American ..maybe you not American citizen as you have duel nationality make up mind time ..your either one or other ..move on

Answer 9

What is an Afro American? Americans with Afros? I dont know any. I know Blacks though.

Answer 10

check out the following website


http://www.legalservices4less.com/immigrationlaw.htm