On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified — granting African American men the right to vote. The amendment declared that the "right of ...

“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first section begins: “All persons born or naturalized in the United ...

31), a study of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments is in order. A great war tore our nation apart over slavery. After the war but before reunification, the 13th Amendment was passed to officially ...

“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of realit ...

“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first section begins: However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed ...

“Thomas Jefferson said men were created equal, but the original Constitution betrayed that promise by allowing for slavery,” says Jeffrey Rosen. “The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to ...