After the civil war and blacks were free,
The Fifteenth Amendment said men could vote, in 1870.
It wasn't until 1920 that women could vote,
Thanks to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony.
The locals still tried to keep the blacks from the polls,
Until 1965 when MLKJ said "No more Jim Crow."
Young men were sent to die in Vietnam, in 1971,
And then it was decided that even at 18 you could vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment said men could vote, in 1870.
It wasn't until 1920 that women could vote,
Thanks to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony.
The locals still tried to keep the blacks from the polls,
Until 1965 when MLKJ said "No more Jim Crow."
Young men were sent to die in Vietnam, in 1971,
And then it was decided that even at 18 you could vote.