Congress spent the days between Grant's election and his inauguration drafting this new amendment, which would be the 15th added to the Constitution. The writers of the Fifteenth Amendment ...

Congress spent the days between Grant's election and his inauguration drafting this new amendment, which would be the 15th added to the Constitution. The writers of the Fifteenth Amendment ...

On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified — granting African American men the right to vote. The amendment declared that the "right of ...

Do you feel like you have no voice in the direction of our country? Do you think our government has been bought out by unchecked money flooding our elections? You are not alone.

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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 ...

Eric Foner, a Columbia University historian told NPR, "Because of the 15th Amendment, you can't pass laws saying blacks can't vote, which is what they wanted to do … But the 15th Amendment ...

31), a study of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments is in order. A great war tore our nation apart over slavery. After the war but before reunification, the 13th Amendment was passed to officially ...

KUALA LUMPUR: After a 35-day sitting, the third meeting of the third session of the 15th Parliament adjourned ... the Communications and Multimedia (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Online Safety Bill ...