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February 03 – 15th Amendment: Voting Rights
by Darren Cole on February 3, 2011
The House Joint Resolution proposing the 15th amendment to the Constitution, December 7, 1868 (ARC ID 299797); Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=299797
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
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Il-ko March 13, 2011 at 7:06 am
hi great article, Thank you!