Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The systematic denial or removal of voting rights, particularly through state laws and practices that targeted African Americans despite the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
AP course connection
Topic 3.5: 3.5 Disenfranchisement and Jim Crow Laws