The exclusion of blacks from the political system persisted until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in 1965 to enforce their constitutional rights as citizens.
ðɪ ɛksklˈuːʒən ʌv blˈæks fɹʌmðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈɪstəm pɚsˈɪstᵻd ʌntˈɪl ˈæftɚ pˈæsɪdʒ ʌv fˈɛdɚɹəl sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tʊ ɛnfˈoːɹs ðɛɹ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɹˈaɪts æz sˈɪɾɪzənz.