The document discusses African American voting rights during the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. It summarizes the 15th Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote by prohibiting the denial of the right to vote based on race. However, African American voting rights were still undermined through measures like literacy tests and intimidation tactics. The era was also marked by racial segregation and the rise of white supremacy ideologies.

1. African American Voting Rights : The 15th Amendment Reconstruction Era http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aavaahp.htm#banjo

4. 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution African American’s Right to Vote TOP: The photo of the doucment: http://www.historicaldocuments.com/15thAmendmentlg.htm LEFT: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_reconstruct.html

6. Voter Discrimination During Reconstruction Grandfather Clause http://www.historicaldocuments.com/15thAmendmentlg.htm Literacy Test

7. White Supremacy http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/photos/html/1010.html Jim Crow, Intimidation and Fear Segregation http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/php/scribble.php?pic=3

9. One Vote "How important is one voter? In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. In 1694, one voter caused Charles I of England to be executed. In 1776, one vote game America the English language instead of German. In 1845 one vote brought Texas into the Union. In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the United States. In 1923, one vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party. In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service -- just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked." Yes one vote makes a difference. It matters .