15 Amendment History

The 15th amendment states, “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.” In other words, the 15th amendment granted African-American men voting rights if they wanted to see a change of the current democracy and they can not be denied the ability to vote because of their color. More importantly this amendment meant black men were people and counted as citizens. African-Americans did not always have the right to vote, the congress passed the amendment on February 26, 1869 and was ratified on February 3, 1870.

Before the 15th amendment was put in place, African-American men had a long history of struggles because of racism (still even now :() African-Americans were not even considered people. They were just Africans. These Africans were slaves in many parts of the U.S. Then there was The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves from designated states. After “freedom”, blacks were brutally segregated and relegated. In the late 1800s, people were identified by their skin color. Whites began to form racial segregation. Example is that whites and blacks had different everything. Like restaurant, water …show more content…
In 1963, the federal legislation enforced some laws so that the blacks could actually vote. For an African-American to really vote, they need to: be a citizen, 18+, and have to not be in an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.

I believe that the 15th amendment helped the world of today. In the world of today, Americans are believed to be living in an equal nation. In United States today, African-Americans are voting as citizens throughout the nations. African-Americans are entitled to more than voting right, they are also entitled to equal rights. I think that the 15th amendment was a big win for the blacks today. President Barack Obama can prove