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feb 3, 1870 - Ratification of the 15th Amendment

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The 15th Amendment granted every citizen the right to vote without discriminating on race or color. States often went around this amendment by discriminating on literacy or property instead. Women's rights advocates were angered by the 15th Amendment.

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feb 3, 1870
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~ 156 years ago