Explore the history of voting rights in the United States, from its early influences to constitutional amendments and landmark Supreme Court cases.
An accessible version of this timeline is available: Suffrage: A Legal Timeline of Voting Rights .
These learning materials facilitate a deep dive into important aspects of American legal history.
The Inquiry Packs are built around primary sources from the Library of Congress and designed to accompany the timeline above. Each pack includes a background reading, several primary sources (documents, articles, images), discussion questions, an inquiry question, and an inquiry extension question.