On Monday, America celebrates the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment. This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, that won women the right to vote, and the 55th ...

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 ...

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 15th Amendment had a major flaw. By Jesse Wegman Mr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board. A momentous anniversary in American history came and went this week, almost unnoticed: The 15th ...

We can celebrate that privilege tomorrow, Feb. 3. I call it Voting Rights Day. It’s the date in 1870 when the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified: ...

This constitutional amendment revolutionized voting in U.S. and preceded women's suffrage After the Civil War and with the advent of the 15th Amendment, Republicans and African American men mobilized.