Reading and studying the Constitution are time well spent. Let us all learn more about our Founding Fathers and their ...

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." ...

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. The ...

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.

Republicans' answer to the problem of the black vote was to add a Constitutional amendment that guaranteed black suffrage in all states, and no matter which party controlled the government.

The Civil War had been over for five years. Reconstruction of the war-torn South was proceeding when Congress ratified the 15th Amendment, giving recently freed slaves the right to vote. The essenc… ...

“The Fifteenth Amendment gave citizens the right to vote, no matter their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Ratified in 1870, it was the last of the three Reconstruction ...

Although our Constitution was 80-years-old in 1870, we had no national standards for voting rights. The 15th Amendment began the process of making us a true democracy, “a government in which the ...

Although our Constitution was 80 years old in 1870, we had no national standards for voting rights. The 15th Amendment began the process of making us a true democracy, “a government in which the ...