The U.S. Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Although ratified in 1870, this landmark legislation was a major step forward for Black male suffrage during Reconstruction and laid a constitutional foundation for future civil rights advancements.
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