Left with no choice, the states ratified the amendments and were restored to statehood. Finally, on March 30, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution. To many, it felt like ...

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 ...

Americans have demonstrated, fought, lobbied, struck, boycotted, politicked, suffered, and voted so nearly every adult ...

1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting Black American men the right to vote, was ratified. 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income ...

and African American men could not vote until 1870. Eric Foner, a Columbia University historian told NPR, "Because of the 15th Amendment, you can't pass laws saying blacks can't vote, which is wha ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ...