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The U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment
Ratified 1870
Courtesy of National Archives , Washington, DC. www.ourdocuments.gov
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The fifteenth amendment to the Constitution gave black men the right to vote.
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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