1870: 15th Amendment to the Constitution adopted

"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."

The 15th amendment grants African American men the right to vote. It confirms that all American men has the right to vote, hold office, and specifies conditions in which are illegal to deny men to vote. It states that no men should be denied their right to vote based on race, color or being a former slave. According to ourdocuments.org, it was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870. As it was discussed in the article, the 15^th Amendment was, for the African American community, the beginning of a long and hard battle for equality and acceptance as American citizens. But it was a great victory and a profound moment in the American History.