When did African Americans get the vote?

Answer 1

February 3, 1870

That was the date of the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Section 1 of which states "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." However, throughout the following century there were still many attempts to keep African-Americans from voting, mainly through intimidation, especially in southern states. Another tactic used was "poll taxes", charging people to vote in order to discourage the poor from voting. The 24th Amendment, ratified on January 23, 1964, made poll taxes unconstitutional.

Answer 2

In 1870 they technically got the right to vote in a constitutional amendment, but due to grandfather clauses and literacy tests and the like they really couldn't vote. The Voting Rights Act fixed that, I think in 1975.

Answer 3

"It wasn't until 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was passed, which allowed greater protection of the right to vote for blacks."

Answer 4

The 15th amendment passed in 1870. Some had voted before then, but that amendment made it official nation wide.

Answer 5

African American men were given the right to vote in 1870, fifty years before women.