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WHAT IS AMENDMENT 15?

• Gives African Americans the right to vote
• Lets them have a say in their government

RATIFICATION

• Passed by Congress: February 26, 1869
• Ratified: February 3, 1870

WHY WAS THIS AMENDMENT PROPOSED?

• 13th and 14th Amendment

PROS👍

• Gives them a say in government
• 14.1% of the U.S. is African American

CONS👎

• African Americans still were not equal until 21st Century

COURT CASE

• Guinn v. United States
• Oklahoma Voting Officers acted inappropriately
• United States wins
• Officers prosecuted for denying the right to vote