Racial discrimination in voting has been a pervasive issue in Black history, particularly in the United States. Following the abolition of slavery and the Reconstruction Era, African Americans were granted the right to vote with the passage of the 15th Amendment in 1870. However, states in the South implemented various tactics to prevent Black people from voting, including literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses.

These discriminatory practices, known as Jim Crow laws, were used to disenfranchise Black voters and maintain white supremacy. African Americans faced intimidation, violence, and other forms of systematic oppression when attempting to exercise their right to vote. The voting rights of Black people were further undermined by practices such as gerrymandering and voter suppression.

The struggle for voting rights culminated in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, which fought against racial discrimination in all aspects of American society, including voting rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark piece of legislation that aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans and other minority groups. Despite these advances, issues of voter suppression and disenfranchisement continue to be a concern in Black communities today, highlighting the ongoing legacy of racial discrimination in voting in Black history.