Fifteenth Amendment

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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

The Fifteenth Amendment was proposed to secure the right to vote for Black men, which will be discussed in more detail later in this chapter.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Similarly, the right to vote once belonged solely to White men until the Fifteenth Amendment gave the vote to African American men.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

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

The National Woman Suffrage Association was dedicated to opposing the Fifteenth Amendment, promoting a sixteenth amendment establishing female suffrage, supporting divorce reform, and advocating for other women’s rights issues.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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