Document for February 3rd:
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights
The House Joint Resolution proposing the 15th amendment to the Constitution, December 7, 1868; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
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