Introduction

This blog is about the purpose and historical importance of the Fifteenth Amendment. This amendment is the third of the Reconstruction Amendments added to the Constitution after the Civil War.




The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution

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.