Fifteenth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

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Fifteenth Amendment

These voting rights were solidified in 1870, with the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which said no man could be turned away from the polls because of his "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2022

Stanton and Anthony denounced the Fifteenth Amendment because it granted voting rights only to Black men and not to women of any race.70 The fight for women’s rights did not die, however.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Radical Republicans who advocated for a more equal society pushed their program forward as well, leading to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, which finally gave Black men the right to vote.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

However, the Fifteenth Amendment continued to exclude women from voting.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

The National objected to the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and favored educated female suffrage; the American supported female suffrage and did not oppose voting rights for any African Americans.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling