Voting Left to States
1788
Images Timeline
Voting Rights over the Years
1776
Declaration of Independence Frames Voters' Rights
1868
Citizenship Granted to All US-Born and Naturalized
1870
Black Men Granted the Right to Vote
1920
Women Get the Right to Vote
1924
Native Americans Granted the Right to Vote
1943
Chinese Exclusion Act Ends
1961
Washington, D.C. Residents Can Vote in Presidential Elections
1964
Poll Taxes Banned
1965
Voting Rights Act
