At Did the 15Th Amendment Do?
The Right of Citizens of the United States to Vote Shall Not Be Denied or Abridged by the United States or by Any State on Account of Race, Color, or Previous...
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Why was the 15th Amendment so important?
The Fifteenth Amendment would guarantee protection against racial discrimination in voting. Many women's rights activists objected to the proposed amendment because the protections would only apply to men. Still, enough states approved the Fifteenth Amendment that it was adopted in 1870.
When was the 15th Amendment accomplish?
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
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