The right to vote in political elections. 15 Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 19 Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex. 26 <span>Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age.
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<span>Sharecroppers were unable to pay off debts and fell deeper into debt. The weight of the debt
bound the sharecropper to the landowner as completely as they had been bound by slavery.
Farmers in the Midwest formed granges and those in the West and South established Farmers'
Alliances. These groups bargained for farmers as labor unions bargained for workers. The Alliances
soon evolved into the Populist Party. Highlights of the party platform include government
regulation and ownership of railroads, coinage of silver to produce inflation, and loans to farmers.</span>
This question is probably connected to a story in whatever class your in but speaking for my immigrant parents.
They were probably scared crossing and getting caught being here. Keep in mind that many immigrants come here because this country is full of opportunities for a better for people’s future generations. Wherever they came from was keeping them away from that.