RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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protect handgun rights
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prevent voter discrimination on the basis of race
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grant women the right to vote
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institute a federal income tax
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Detailed explanation-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 ser-vitude. SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 15th Amendment, which sought to protect the voting rights of Black men after the Civil War, was adopted into the U.S. Constitution in 1870. Despite the amendment, within a few years numerous discriminatory practices were used to prevent Black citizens from exercising their right to vote, especially in the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -Secretary of State Hamilton Fish issued a proclamation certifying the ratification of the 15th Amendment by the states on March 30, 1870.