The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The reason that the 15th Amendment, passed in 1870, was partially unsuccessful was mostly Southern states failed to enforce it.
they had to take literacy tests
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the US Constitution gave citizenship and voting rights to African-Americans.
15th ammement
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
None. By 1965 voting rights laws the 50 states gave African Americans voting rights.
No. Women got voting rights from the 19th amendment. the 14th stated that no one could be denied citizenship because of race, religion, etc. (used to give African Americans citizenship).
the 15 amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 granted African Americans the legal right to vote.
the fifteenth amendment
African Americans
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major step forward in Civil Right for African-American. Although the won the right to vote with the 14th Amendment, the VRA helped end racial discrimination in voting.
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the US Constitution gave citizenship and voting rights to African-Americans.
15th ammement
The Radical Republicans supported the measure to ensure voting rights for African Americans.
When the 15th amendment was ratified, it gave African Americans men the legal right to vote as a United States citizen. The southern states fought against allow the men to vote until the Voting Rights Act was put into place.
gave african americans voting rights
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
Other than african americans what other nationality has to have voting rights?