On Voting...
Women were granted the right to vote in the United States in 1920 after 100 years of advocating for it.
The Fifteenth Amendment gave People of color, men only, the right to vote in 1870, women had to wait until 1920. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
But it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, almost a century later, that the full promise of the Fifteenth Amendment was actually achieved in all states.
The American Indians who served during World War I returned home to a country that did not recognize them as citizens. They had fought for the country, but could not vote for the president.
The Indian Citizenship Act, passed in 1924, finally gave the indigenous peoples of the United States the right to vote.
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It doesn't matter if you think your vote will count or not.
It doesn't matter if you know your state always votes blue/red.
Our ancestors fought long and hard to get the right to be able to choose the people to represent them.
Find the time, GO VOTE.
The Fifteenth Amendment gave People of color, men only, the right to vote in 1870, women had to wait until 1920. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
But it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, almost a century later, that the full promise of the Fifteenth Amendment was actually achieved in all states.
The American Indians who served during World War I returned home to a country that did not recognize them as citizens. They had fought for the country, but could not vote for the president.
The Indian Citizenship Act, passed in 1924, finally gave the indigenous peoples of the United States the right to vote.
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It doesn't matter if you think your vote will count or not.
It doesn't matter if you know your state always votes blue/red.
Our ancestors fought long and hard to get the right to be able to choose the people to represent them.
Find the time, GO VOTE.