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The 15th amendment was signed into law ion February 3rd, 1870. It was passed to abolish slavery and prohibits the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.

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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which prohibits the government of the United States from denying the right to vote based on someones race, color or previous condition of servitude was signed on February 3, 1870.


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