A law passed in 1819 made it illegal for states to have different voting requirements for blacks and whites.

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The law in question did not exist in 1819; voting rights and requirements were largely determined by individual states, and many states had different voting requirements for blacks and whites, especially in the South, where discriminatory practices were widespread until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

A Law Passed in 1819 Made It Illegal for States