15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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Statements (21)
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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February 3, 1870
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| gptkbp:affects |
African American suffrage
voting rights in the United States |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
United States citizens
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gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
Civil rights legislation |
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Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:14th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:ratifiedBy |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:section |
2
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| gptkbp:textBegins |
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.
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gptkb:14th_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution
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7
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