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Should Latinos Be Allowed To Vote?

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Back then, if you didn’t speak English or weren’t very strong in the language, how were you supposed to fill out the form to vote? Latinos were in the same position as African Americans; they were looked upon as not an American. Surprisingly, it took a long period of time for Latinos to have apart in the civil rights act for blacks. Latinos started challenging the government and asking them for the same rights as everyone else. Then, in 1970 Latinos were allowed to serve on the jury. This pushed the government into giving Mexicans actually citizen rights. Finally, in 1975 Latinos were allowed to vote.

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