Only after passage of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 did African Americans regain the ability to exercise suffrage, among other civil rights.
ˈoʊnli ˈæftɚ pˈæsɪdʒ ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd vˈoʊɾɪŋ ɹˈaɪts ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv dˈɪd ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɹᵻɡˈeɪn ðɪ ɐbˈɪləɾi tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz sˈʌfɹɪdʒ, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts.