USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “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.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Grant & the 15th Amendment. When the Civil War ended in 1865, major questions emerged about who, exactly, was entitled to the right to vote.