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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 15th Amendment, passed in the aftermath of the Civil War, is plain in its intent. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or ...

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 by ...

She writes for herself and not her organizations. The year 2021 marked the 151st anniversary of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, which makes racial discrimination in voting unconstitutional.