On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, declaring that all citizens had voting rights and could not be denied based on "race, color or previous condition of servitude." ...

On this day in history, in 1870, the U.S. Congress ratified the 15th Amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote.

The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively. The 15th Amendment was a milestone for civil rights.

On this day in 1870, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish certified that the requisite three-fourths of the states had ratified the 15th Amendment, thereby enshrining in the U.S. Constitution the ...

The Fifteenth Amendment would prohibit states from denying the right to vote on the basis of race. At no point was it certain that either amendment would be passed, much less be ratified.

On This Day: 15th Amendment ratified On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It decreed that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color or ...

The Fifteenth Amendment. Share full article. April 3, 1869. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 3, 1869, Page 6 Buy Reprints. View on ...

Race, Suffrage, and the 15th Amendment. Harvard University Law Professor Michael Klarman talked about the 15th Amendment and the exploitation and suppression of adult male African American voters.

The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868 respectively. The 15th Amendment was a milestone for civil rights.

When Jason Frierson came to Nevada as a student-athlete at the University of Nevada, Reno a little more than three decades ago, he had no inkling about the state's role in the passage of the 15th ...

Enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment. Share full article. May 28, 1870. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 28, 1870, Page 4 Buy Reprints.