The Struggle for Voting Rights in Mississippi

🗳️The 15th amendment granted citizens the right to vote, but Mississippi implemented laws to prevent blacks from voting.

💪African Americans faced violence and suppression when they tried to register to vote.

🌍The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s brought attention to the voting rights struggle in Mississippi.

🤝The Freedom Summer project brought white volunteers to Mississippi to support voter registration efforts.

✊The struggle for voting rights in Mississippi led to significant changes in racial discrimination and political participation.

What was the 15th amendment?

—The 15th amendment to the Constitution granted citizens the right to vote, regardless of race.

How did Mississippi prevent blacks from voting?

—Mississippi implemented laws such as literacy tests and poll taxes, making it difficult for African Americans to register to vote.

What was the Freedom Summer project?

—The Freedom Summer project brought white volunteers to Mississippi to support voter registration efforts and challenge racial discrimination.

What was the result of the voting rights struggle in Mississippi?

—The struggle for voting rights in Mississippi led to significant changes in racial discrimination and political participation.

When did the Civil Rights Movement take place?

—The Civil Rights Movement took place in the 1960s.

00:00The 15th amendment granted citizens the right to vote, regardless of race.

02:32Mississippi implemented laws such as literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent blacks from voting.

08:39The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s brought attention to the voting rights struggle in Mississippi.

12:13The Freedom Summer project brought white volunteers to Mississippi to support voter registration efforts.