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: -FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT 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-3: -The Senate passed the 15th Amendment on February 26, 1869, by a vote of 39 to 13.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ratified in 1870, the 15th Amendment recognized the voting rights of African American men. Fifty years later, Congress and the states ratified the 19th Amendment. This amendment recognized the suffrage rights of women.