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The Fight for the Right to Vote in the United States Instructional VideoThe Fight for the Right to Vote in the United States Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:31
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2013
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The Fight for the Right to Vote in the United States

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Did you know that when the United States of America was founded, only 6% of the entire population could vote? With this brief video, explore the great pains that our nation has taken to expand the voting population. Then, encourage your class to consider the privilege of voting and one's duties as active participants in a democratic society.

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Concepts

suffrage, voting

Additional Tags

voting, voting rights act of 1965, suffrage, programs

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  • Opportunity to flip the video
  • Additional resources on why Americans vote on Tuesdays, how individual votes connect to the popular and state electoral vote, race in politics can all be found in the Dig Deeper section

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