15th Amendment

Section 1. 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.

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The 15th Amendment gave minorities group the right to vote. With this amendment in mind, states cannot deny an individual regarding any race to vote. However, women did not receive the same privilege until 50 years later of the ratification of the 19th amendment.



This amendment gave African American males the right to vote. However, in many southern states, the white men continue to find ways to prevent African American males to vote. Some of the strategies were an individual would have to pay a fee in order to vote or the grandfather clause.



The drawing above showed African Americans casting their vote for the first time in history. Thanks to the 15th Amendment, African Americans male are allow to vote, but people continue to try to prevent them from voting.

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