The 15th amendment

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.


Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This amendment gives all citizens the right to vote. No matter their race or history. This is the last of the civil rights amendments.

This image depicts the first African American voting at the polls. Though a Poll Tax was required at many polls, the African American people did not let it hold them back from using their voice.