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Though given the right to vote, African-American men and women faced discrimination and racist practices that often prevented them from voting in the early 20th century. Read about some of these practices, and how, for example, the Texas NAACP worked to repeal Jim Crow laws, and other steps toward voting equality.
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)