On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, declaring that all citizens had voting rights and could not be denied based on "race, color or previous condition of servitude." ...

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This constitutional amendment revolutionized voting in U.S. and preceded women's suffrage After the Civil War and with the advent of the 15th Amendment, Republicans and African American men mobilized.

If they aren’t taught about California’s rejection of the 15th Amendment, that’s not the end of the world. But if they learn only one-sided history, that’s a problem.

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.; Its Adoption Celebrated at the Colored Church, corner of Bleecker and West Tenth Streets. Share full article. April 1, 1870.

January 7 marked the sesquicentennial of the Missouri General Assembly ratifying the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that extended voting rights to male African Americans and former slaves.