In its decision, the 11-judge panel mentioned the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution 19 times, reaching back 150 years to halt what's perceived as modern-day voter suppression.

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 ...

On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. On Feb. 3, 1870, ... --On this date in history: In 1690, Massachusetts Colony issued the first paper money in America.

Feb. 03 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1690, Massachusetts Colony issued the first paper money in America. In 1783, Spain recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain. In ...

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The 15th Amendment had a major flaw ... It’s understandable that the date’s significance would get overlooked amid the high political drama of the past several days — the ignoble end ...

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.

3. I call it Voting Rights Day. It’s the date in 1870 when the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged ...

Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively. The 15th ...