15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1870

RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE

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.

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Triumph of the Nation, HBJ, p. 213
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