21h 46min, jan 1, 1870 y - The 15th Amendment
Description:
No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude (1870)Cause: Newly freed slaves were given citizenship but there was no protection of their right to vote.
Effects: Extended the right to vote to citizens regardless of race, color, or their past of condition of servitude.
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Date:
21h 46min, jan 1, 1870 y
Now
~ 154 years ago
